Earth's radius is 6.38 × 106 m, and it completes one revolution every day. What is the tangential speed of a person standing on the equator?
A. 232 m/s
B. 148 m/s
C. 464 m/s
D. 73.8 m/s
Answer:C
Earth's radius is 6.38 × 106 m, and it completes one revolution every day. What is the tangential speed of a person standing on the equator?
A. 232 m/s B. 148 m/s C. 464 m/s D. 73.8 m/s