question archive The radius of the Earth is 6380 km
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The radius of the Earth is 6380 km. If I am standing in downtown Quito, Ecuador (approximately on the equator of the Earth) how fast am I moving as a result of the Earths rotation? (Translational velocity in km/s)
Translation velocity = radius x angular velocity
velocity = 483.826 m/s
= 0.483826 km/s
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