It takes Jupiter 12 Earth years to make one revolution about

It takes Jupiter 12 Earth years to make one revolution about our sun. It is about 484 million miles from the sun. Which is traveling faster around the sun, The Earth or Jupiter?

Solution

jupiter takes 12 earth years to make one revolution around the sun

distance from the sun = 484 million miles

speed of jupiter = distance / time = 484 / 12 = 40.33 million miles / year

earth takes 1 year to complete one revolution around the sun

and distance between earth and sun = 93 million miles from the sun

speed of earth = 93 / 1 = 93 million miles / year

hence, earth speed is higher than that of jupiter

earth is travelling faster sround the sun