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Nugatory said:The surface of the Earth is moving because of the Earth's rotation about its axis; this speed is many hundreds of kilometers an hour, faster than any train. Is jumping towards the east, with the motion, any different than jumping towards the west, against the motion?
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Why does the air move at the same velocity as the Earth ? Assuming there is no wind.
I fear my question will be misunderstood so I'll expand a bit. The zero velocity for air (no wind) is the same velocity as the earth. Wind = slower/higher velocity relative to the velocity of the earth.
How comes the air has the same basic velocity ?
I read the Earth velocity is .47 km/sec. So to stretch it even further If I'm standing still relative to the center of the Earth and there was no friction between me and the Earth (moving at .47 km/sec but myself at 0mm/sec). I should essentially glide on the surface of the earth. but the air around me should make me eventually go .47km/sec with time. Is that statement true ? and is that what is happening with the air around us, hitting the irrugalirities of the Earth so it eventually goes at the same velocity ? And third but not least : how do you write irregularities. ha got it, kept the first one because it was funny.
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