Question: Use the information in Appendix F to answer the questions. (a) What is the speed of the Galapagos Islands, on the earth's equator, due to

Use the information in Appendix F to answer the questions.
(a) What is the speed of the Galapagos Islands, on the earth's equator, due to our planet's spin on its axis?
(b) What is the earth's speed due to its rotation around the sun?
(c) If light would bend around the curvature of the earth (which it does not), how many times would a light beam go around the equator in one second?

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