Average Velocity
Calculus
Level
2
Which of the following is closest to the magnitude of the average velocity of Earth relative to the sun over the course of one year?
28,000 m/s
30 km/s
32,000 m/s
0 km/s
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1 solution
Average Velocity is Displacement divided by the change in time. But after a year relative to the sun the Earth will be in the same spot, therefore having 0 meter's Displacement, making it have an Average Velocity of 0 m/s