Have you ever wondered how fast Earth travels around the Sun or how far Earth travels in 1 year?
View the following video to find answer to these questions.
Let us discuss the questions above. Record your answers in your science notebook.
How fast does Earth travel around the Sun? According to the video, Earth travels approximately _________ kilometers per second.
Now, for the second question, how far does Earth travel in 1 year? According to the video, if we use the approximate measurement of Earth’s orbit, you can say that Earth travels approximately _______ km in 1 year.
But do you know that you can argue that Earth travels 0 kilometers in 1 year? You definitely can! It will all depend on how you defend your answer.
If you want to find out how, move on and explore it.