How do the speeds at which we are moving with Earth's rotation and orbit compare to the speeds of more familiar objects?
A)Earth's rotation carries most people around the axis faster than a commercial jet travels,and Earth's orbit carries us around the Sun faster than the Space Shuttle orbits Earth.
B)Earth's rotation carries most people around the axis at about the speed of a commercial jet,and Earth's orbit carries us around the Sun at a higher speed.
C)Earth's rotation carries most people around the axis at about the speed of a car on the freeway,and Earth's orbit carries us around the Sun at about the speed of a commercial jet.
D)Earth's rotation carries most people around the axis at about the speed at which the Space Shuttle orbits Earth,and Earth's orbit carries us around the Sun at nearly the speed of light.

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Earth's rotation carries us around the axis at a speed of about 1,000 miles per hour, which is faster than a commercial jet's speed of around 500-600 miles per hour. Earth's orbit carries us around the Sun at a speed of about 67,000 miles per hour, which is faster than the Space Shuttle's orbital speed of around 17,500 miles per hour.

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