Eli5: If the earth is spinning at 1000mph how come when we jump up in a straight line we don’t end up in a different place on the ground?

Question

Eli5: If the earth is spinning at 1000mph how come when we jump up in a straight line we don’t end up in a different place on the ground?

In: Earth Science

Answer 1

Because you’re also moving along with the Earth at 1000 mph at the moment you leave the ground, so you are still moving with the Earth even when you’re in mid-air. Then, when you land, you land at about the same place you jumped; you and the Earth have both moved around the same distance over the time it took for you to jump and land.