The Earth spins on its axis and also orbits around the Sun. For this problem use the following constants. What would be the calculated of the rotational kinetic energy of the Earth due to rotation about its axis, in joules, and what is the rotational kinetic energy of the Earth due to it's orbit around the Sun, in Joules?Mass of the Earth: 5.97 × 1024 kg (assume a uniform mass distribution) Radius of the Earth: 6371 km Distance of Earth from Sun: 149,600,000 km

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The Earth spins on its axis and also orbits around the Sun. For this problem use the following constants.

What would be the calculated of the rotational kinetic energy of the Earth due to rotation about its axis, in joules, and what is the rotational kinetic energy of the Earth due to it's orbit around the Sun, in Joules?

Mass of the Earth: 5.97 × 1024 kg (assume a uniform mass distribution)
Radius of the Earth: 6371 km
Distance of Earth from Sun: 149,600,000 km

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