Suppose that the earth is a uniform sphere and that its path around the sun is circular.
(a) Find the kinetic energy that the earth has because of its rotation about its own axis. For comparison, the total energy used in the U.S. in one year is about 9.33X10^9 Joule.
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(b) Find the kinetic energy that the earth has because of its motion around the sun.
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