earth
2007-02-19 01:44:29 · 8 answers · asked by hammer1 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
As another person said, it all depends where you are at that determines how fast the earth is rotating. In the source below, it provides you a question and answer and a formula for figuring out the speed at any place (as long as you know the latitude of the place).
2007-02-19 01:55:32 · answer #1 · answered by Jason 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi there, If you are near the equator the speed of rotation is nearly 1000 mph, but as you move either north or south towards the poles this speed steadily decreases until it is 0 at each of the poles.
2007-02-19 09:48:51 · answer #2 · answered by Tom M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the circumference of the globe is about 24 000 miles. It takes aprox 24 hours for one spin of the earth.So; 24000 divided by 24 is the speed of the earth rotation =1000
2007-02-19 09:55:04 · answer #3 · answered by goring 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well that depends on where you are, at the equator : 465.11 m/s... however if you are at the north or south pole, you are technically not rotating in the same vector...
This also depends on your elevation, so there is no one set speed...
2007-02-19 09:48:58 · answer #4 · answered by swivels7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just look at this website: http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/answers/970401c.html
It tells you how to figure it out. Also, use:
http://www.bcca.org/misc/qiblih/latlong.html to find your latitude and longitude of a city near you.
2007-02-19 12:04:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the equator you would be moving at approx 1,000 miles an hour.
2007-02-19 09:48:33 · answer #6 · answered by stevehart53 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Orbital circumference: 924,375,700 km
( 6.179 069 900 7 AU)
Eccentricity: 0.016 710 219
Avg. orbital speed: 29.783 km/s
(107,218 km/h)
Max. orbital speed: 30.287 km/s
(109,033 km/h)
Min. orbital speed: 29.291 km/s
(105,448 km/h)
2007-02-19 09:53:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
use google
find the diameter of the earth
divide by 24 hours
do you own work!
2007-02-19 09:48:06 · answer #8 · answered by reedman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋