Earth's Angular Velocity · PhysicsBowl 2023 #30

Physics · mechanics

Problem

Earth rotates once every 23 h 56 min around an axis that runs from the North to South Pole. What is the angular velocity of the Earth? a. 7.29 × 10⁻⁵ rad/s b. 7.59 × 10⁻⁵ rad/s c. 7.09 × 10⁻⁵ rad/s d. 4.37 × 10⁻³ rad/s e. 4.37 × 10⁻⁵ rad/s

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