Calculate how fast the Moon is orbiting Earth.
Calculate how fast the Moon is orbiting Earth.
Use the fact that the Moon is 384.4 x 103 km away from the Earth on average.
Explain the steps you used to calculate your answer.
The formula for velocity is v = D / T, where D is the distance the object travels, and T is the amount of time it takes to travel. Now the distance the Moon travels in its orbit is not the radius of the orbit; it’s the distance around the orbit, called the circumference.
The Moon orbits Earth at a speed of 2,288 miles per hour (3,683 kilometers per hour). During this time it travels a distance of 1,423,000 miles (2,290,000 kilometers).
