Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134202709
Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Why doesn’t Earth’s rotation provide a suitable time standard?
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Why doesn't Earth's rotation provide a suitable time standard?
Until 1883, every city and town in the United States kept its own local time. Today, travelers reset their watches only when the time change equals 1.0 h. How far, on the average, must you travel in degrees of longitude between the time-zone boundaries at which your watch must be reset by 1.0 h? (Hint: Earth rotates 360° in about 24 h.)
Every year the Earth travels about 10^9km as it orbits the sun. What is Earth's average speed in km/h.
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savg=distance/time (365days*24 hours) =8,760 hours
10^9/8,760
=1.14*10^5km/h
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