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Using the known distance earth is from the sun calculate What is the speed that earth is moving through space in relation to the sun?
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∙ 7y ago
To calculate this speed, you need some more numbers, not just the distance from Earth to Sun. You need to know:* The gravitational constant
* The distance from Earth to Sun
* The mass of the Sun
You DON'T need the mass of the Earth. Assume any mass; you can just call the mass of the Earth "m". Then calculate an expression for the gravitational attraction between Earth and Sun. Divide by the mass of the Earth, and you get a centripetal acceleration.
Assuming a circular orbit for simplicity, the centripetal acceleration must be just this force. Use the formula for the centripetal acceleration along a circle (a = v squared / radius). (Don't forget to convert the distance from Earth to Sun, to meters!) Solve for "v".
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∙ 7y ago93 million miles = 1 Au. pi times 2 AU = the circumference of Earth's orbit. Divide by the number of hours in a year to get miles per hour.
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