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The Earth rotates on its axis, completing one full rotation approximately every 24 hours, which is equivalent to one day. This rotational speed can be measured at different latitudes, and the closer you are to the poles, the slower the rotational speed appears to be. At the equator, the rotational speed is approximately 1670 kilometers per hour (1037 miles per hour).

As for our movement, in addition to spinning on its axis, the Earth also orbits around the Sun. The Earth's orbit is an elliptical path, and it takes approximately 365.25 days to complete one orbit, resulting in a year. The speed of Earth's orbital motion around the Sun is about 107,000 kilometers per hour (67,000 miles per hour).

So, as inhabitants of Earth, we are indeed moving both due to the rotation of the Earth on its axis and its orbit around the Sun.

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