How Fast Does The Earth Spin
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The Earth is spinning at a very fast rate and faster than you might think. Depending on your location, the Earth is spinning at between 1,000 and 1,675 km/hr or 620 and 1,040 miles per hour. That means it takes the Earth a full 24 hours to complete one full rotation on its axis.
To put that speed into perspective, it would take you about 15 seconds to travel a mile at the Earth’s spin rate. Compare that to other speeds of various moving objects and you can see that the Earth is spinning pretty quickly. For example, a car typically travels around 30-60 mph, a plane 500-600 mph and a bullet 1,700 mph.
The momentum the Earth needs to maintain its spin contributes to the daily changes in weather and oceanic currents. Without its rapid movement, temperatures would be more extreme and longer times between day and night, summer and winter would occur.
The fast spin rate of the Earth has also allowed it to maintain its orbit in the same plane since it was created. This is why some parts of the Earth experience seasons throughout the year. As the Earth moves around the Sun, parts of it are warmer and cooler as it moves closer to or farther away from its sun.
These fast spin rates not only contribute to our daily lives and the ability of the earth to have changeable seasons but also have an impact on other planets in our solar system. Without our spin, the Earth would be a very different place.