Earth continually moves about 30 km/s through space, which means the wall you stand next to also is moving at 30 km/s.

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Earth continually moves about 30 km/s through space, which means the wall you stand next to also is moving at 30 km/s. When you jump vertically the wall doesn’t slam into you because – Q/A (Question and Answer)

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you’re moving horizontally just as fast as the wall.

Recource Conceptual Physics Chapter 2

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