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?. (II) Calculate the angular velocity of the Earth (a) in
Chapter 2, Problem 9P(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
(II) Calculate the angular velocity of the Earth (a) in its orbit around the Sun, and (6) about its
axis.
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
(II) Calculate the angular velocity of the Earth (a) in its orbit around the Sun, and (6) about its
axis.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
(a) The Earth makes one orbit around the Sun in one year.
Now 1 yr = 365 x 24 x 3600 s = 3.16 x 107 s.
Therefore, the angular velocity of Earth around the Sun: