0
Let's calculate that. First of all we know that in general, the time it takes to travel a distance is equal to the length of that distance, divided by the speed at which you travel that distance. If we reverse that, we get that the speed is equal to the distance traveled over the time taken.
We also know that the time it takes for the Earth to go once around the Sun is 1 year. So in order to know the speed we just have to figure out the distance traveled by the Earth when it goes once around the Sun. To do that we will assume that the orbit of the Earth is circular (which is not exactly right, it is more like an ellipse, but for our purpose it will do just fine). So the distance traveled in one year is just the circumference of the circle. (remember that the circumference of a circle is equal to 2*pi*Radius)
The average distance from the Earth to the Sun is 149,597,890 km. Therefore in one year the Earth travels a distance of 2*Pi*(149,597,890)km. This means that the velocity is about:
velocity=2*Pi*(149,597,890)km/1 year
and if we convert that to more meaningful units (knowing there is 365 days in a year, and 24 hours per day) we get:
velocity=107,300 km/h (or if you prefer 67,062 miles per hour)
So the Earth moves at about 100,000 km/h around the Sun (which is 1000 times faster than the speeds we go at on a highway!)
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Does earth move around the sun in an orbit or an eliptical orbit?
The earth moves around the sun in a elliptical orbit.
Can the moon orbit around the sun?
The moon does orbit the Sun. Locked in orbit around the Earth, as the Earth orbits the Sun, the moon orbits the Sun.
Does Mars Orbit Around the Earth?
No, Mars does not orbit around the Earth. The moon orbits around around the Earth. Both Earth and Mars orbit around the sun, but Mars is farther away from the sun.
What is the speed of mars' orbit about the sun?
Mars travels around the sun at a little over 54,000 mph and completes an orbit in roughly 687 Earth days
Is the moons orbit around earth straight with respect to earth's orbit around the sun?
No. The moon's orbit is tilted by about 5 degrees relative to Earth's orbit around the sun. This is why we do not see eclipses every month.
How do you place a satellite in earth orbit around sun?
It would need to be launched into a tangent plane parellel to that of the earth's orbit around the sun, with the same speed of rotation around the sun
What is the speed of Mercury around the Sun?
It takes 87.97 earth days to orbit around the sun.
Does earth move around the sun in an orbit or an eliptical orbit?
The earth moves around the sun in a elliptical orbit.
Can the moon orbit around the sun?
The moon does orbit the Sun. Locked in orbit around the Earth, as the Earth orbits the Sun, the moon orbits the Sun.
What is the maximum velocity that the Earth is able to revolve around the Sun without losing the ability to harbor life?
The speed of Earth is related to the position of its orbit around the Sun. At a higher speed, Earth would need to be closer to the Sun; at a lower speed, it would need to be farther from the Sun. In its current orbit, Earth moves around the Sun at a speed of about 30 km/second. Earth can't get much closer to the Sun (and therefore move faster) than that; for instance, Venus moves around the Sun at a mean speed of about 35 km/second, and it seems that Venus is too close to the Sun for life.
Does the sun orbit around the earth?
No, the earth revolves around the sun.
Does Mars Orbit Around the Earth?
No, Mars does not orbit around the Earth. The moon orbits around around the Earth. Both Earth and Mars orbit around the sun, but Mars is farther away from the sun.
When will the earth orbit the sun?
The Earth does a complete orbit around the sun in 365 days.
What is the speed of mars' orbit about the sun?
Mars travels around the sun at a little over 54,000 mph and completes an orbit in roughly 687 Earth days
How fast is the orbit moving around the earth?
The 'orbit' is the term we use to refer to the path that a body follows under the influence of its gravitational interaction with another body. The earth moves in its 'orbit' around the sun, always staying roughly 93 million miles distant from the sun. The earth makes one complete trip in its orbit around the sun in 1 year. In order to do that, the earth's speed in its orbit around the sun is almost 67,000 miles per hour ! At the same time, from the vantage point of an observer on the earth, the moon moves in its 'orbit' around the earth, always staying roughly 1/4 of a million miles from the earth. The moon makes one complete trip in its orbit around the earth in a little less than 1 month. In order to do that, the moon's speed in its orbit around the earth is about 2,300 miles per hour.
What is the linear speed of mercury in its orbit about the sun?
It takes 87.97 earth days to orbit around the sun.
What is the revolution of earth around sun?
The time it takes Earth to orbit around the sun is a year
