I heard it was 60,000 miles per hour... is this correct?
2006-11-22 15:10:02 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Earths rotational speed is near 1000 mph.
Earths average orbital speed around the sun is near 67000 mph.
(Faster in January, slower in July)
Earths speed around the galaxy is about 700000 mph.
Speed is a relative concept. Your speed must be computed relative to some other object or frame of reference. However, I would assume you are refering to orbital speed around the sun. In which case 60000 mph is basically correct.
2006-11-22 16:01:51 · answer #1 · answered by River Rat 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The question is ill-defined. Moving with respect to what? Remember, all frames of reference are equivalent, so you can pick whichever you wish for the problem at hand. The earth is orbiting the sun at about 66,000 miles per hour, but the solar system is moving with respect to the Milky Way, which is moving with respect to the local group, etc. etc. etc.
2006-11-23 00:08:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The whloe Milky Way Galaxy moving at 750,000mph
The earth is rotates at 1000.83 mph
2006-11-23 10:02:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is correct.but it also depend on which thing in space are you takin as standard.eg 60000 miles per hour is with respect to sun.it will be different if u take some other star as standard.
2006-11-22 23:40:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anurag ® 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It spins at 1,000 miles an hour .Earth is also moving around the Sun at about 67,000 miles per hour.
2006-11-22 23:14:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Relative to what ?! The Sun ? The next nearest star ? The next galaxy ?
2006-11-23 15:30:52 · answer #6 · answered by Count Acumen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Earth rotates around its axis of 28.5 degrees
It revolves around the Sun at the speed of 64,000 MpH
2006-11-22 23:21:23 · answer #7 · answered by Santhosh S 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There's a speedometer near the north pole, go check it out.
2006-11-23 01:24:30 · answer #8 · answered by SGK 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
from zero to near light speed, depending on your point of reference
2006-11-22 23:18:02 · answer #9 · answered by fred 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋