Since we take a year to make it around.
2007-02-20 13:31:06 · 3 answers · asked by |)00d 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The earth's orbit is about 940,000,000 km.
Now we need hours in a year: -
365 x 24 = 8760 hrs.
940 million ÷ 8760 = 107,306 km/hr
107,306 ÷ 1.6 = 67,066 mph
2007-02-20 13:48:09 · answer #1 · answered by Norrie 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
S=3.14(2r)/p*1/24
2007-02-24 07:36:10 · answer #2 · answered by chase 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simply put table of Speed in relation to Earth's surroundings.
Motion...........................................Speed
Rotation on axis...............................1,000 miles/hour (at equator)
Revolution around the sun...............66,600 miles/hour
Solar-system travel around the galaxy..........................................500,000 miles/hour
Overall motion of the galaxy.............1.1 million miles/hour
2007-02-20 21:18:54 · answer #3 · answered by light_speedz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋