Showing posts with label angular speed. Show all posts
Showing posts with label angular speed. Show all posts

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Question on Angular Speed/Angular Velocity at which Earth Rotates

Planet earth in the universe rotates and revolve on its own orbit in the solar system. The study of earth revolution is a part of geometry construction and as well as a geological reasoning

Topic : Angular Speed of Earth

Angular speed or angular velocity is a rate of change of angular displacement with respect to time.

Question : Each point on Earth's surface (except the poles) moves in a circle as earth rotates on its axis. What is the angular speed in a radians per second of the point where your located?

Solution :

Earth rotates once about its axis in 24 hours.
that is 2 radians in 24 hours.
Therefore angular speed = 2π/24 rad/hr
= 2π/24*60*60 rad/sec
= 7.272X10-5rad/sec
So angular speed at which earth rotates is 7.272X10-5rad/sec