Question

Given that earth orbits at 150,000,000 km from the sun, through what distance does earth move in a second?

Answer 1

To find the distance Earth moves in one second in its orbit around the Sun, we convert the speed from kilometers per hour to kilometers per second, resulting in approximately 30.56 kilometers traveled every second.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the distance Earth moves in a second in its orbit around the Sun, we need to consider Earth's orbital speed. Given that Earth orbits the Sun once per year (3 × 10⁷ seconds), and it travels at approximately 110,000 kilometers per hour, we can convert the speed into kilometers per second and then multiply it by 1 second to find the distance covered.

First, convert the hourly speed to seconds:

110,000 km/h ÷ 3,600 seconds = 30.56 km/s (since there are 3,600 seconds in an hour).

Therefore, Earth travels approximately 30.56 kilometers every second in its orbit around the Sun.

Answer 2

First we know that Earth moves around the sun once per year.

If Radius = 150,000,000Km, then the circumference of Earth's orbit must be:

C = 2 x R x Pi

C = 2 x 150,000,000 x 3.141529

C = 942,458,700Km per year

Divide that by 365.25 days, and we get:

C = 2,580,311Km per day

Further divide that by 24 hours and we get:

C = 107,512Km / hour

There are 3600 seconds in an hour so:

C = 29.86 km / second