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How fast does the earth rotate in mph and how fast does it travel around the sun in mph?

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Hint: The earth is the only planet where we live in the solar system which supports life. Because of its right distance from the sun, it has the right temperature and the presence of water. It is a suitable atmosphere and a blanket of ozone. All these have made the continuation of life possible on the earth. From space, the earth appears bluish-green due to the reflection of light from water and landmass on its surface. The length of a day on earth is 23.93 hours.

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Earth rotates at a speed of 1000 miles per hour at the equator itself. Earth at an average speed of 67062 MPH orbits Sun.
The earth rotates once every 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.09053 seconds. It is called the sidereal period. The circumference of the earth is approximate 40,075 kilometers . The surface of the earth at the equator moves at speed of 460meters per second or 460meters per second 1,000 miles per hour. Earth’s orbit isn’t exactly circular. It is closer to the Sun while moving faster and sometimes it looks farther away moving slower. If the earth spins faster, the shorter our days would become shorter. Throughout the year That is why the time of solar noon drifts. The North Pole is called the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole.

Note: The distance of Andromeda, our nearest galaxy is approximately 2.5 a million light-years. If we move at the speed of the earth that is 30 km per second, it would take twenty-five billion years to reach. The satellite of the earth is called the moon. We can see the earth’s satellite moon because it reflects the light of the sun.
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