the earth rotates, but when you are in the air, you rotate with the earth, how does this work?

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the earth rotates, but when you are in the air, you rotate with the earth, how does this work?

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If you’re in a closed moving vehicle and throw something directly up in the air, you’ll still be able to catch it. That’s because the object you threw is still moving at the speed of the vehicle, as is the air inside it. The same happens with the Earth itself. You, the air, and everything else that was recently in contact with it, is moving at the same speed as the Earth. So, of course it’s going to rotate with the rest of the planet.

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