What is the rotation speed of the Earth per minute??

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What is the rotation speed of the Earth per minute??

2007-01-28 17:15:26 · 3 answers · asked by SHIV 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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At the equator, the rotation speed would be 1,000 mph. So that would be about 16.66 miles a minute !

2007-01-28 17:30:48 · answer #1 · answered by g_man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The Earth rotates once in 24 hours, and its (equatorial) radius is
3,963 miles (6,378 km). The rotational speed starts at zero at
either geographic pole and increases as you head toward the equator, where it
reaches its maximum of about 1038 mi/hr (1669 km/hr). At 45 degrees north or south latitude, the
rotational speed is about 0.7 of this maximum speed.

2007-01-29 01:20:33 · answer #2 · answered by yashi m 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋

17.36111 miles per minute

2007-01-29 01:23:53 · answer #3 · answered by david f 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋