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What is the speed of the Earth during a revolution?


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Earth revolution:

  1. The Earth travels at a speed of about 107,000 kilometers per hour. This means that our planet orbits the Sun at a rate of 30 kilometers per second. Because the Earth has an elliptical orbit, its speed is not constant. The Earth moves the fastest when it is closest to the Sun.
  2. The revolution is defined as an object's orbital motion around another fixed object.
  3. The Earth revolves around the sun from west to east.
  4. Earth takes 365 days, 6 hours, and 9 minutes to complete one revolution around Sun.
  5. Earth's revolution speed is 30km/s.

An illustrative diagram of the revolution of Earth is given below.


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