Why is earth only approximately an inertial reference frame?
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because earth is not at rest it is doing both rotational motion as well as translation motion
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Earth is not an inertial frame of reference but it can be supposed as an inertial frame of reference but the processes may have negligible errors(in small calculations).
Explanation:
An inertial frame of reference is either at rest or moving with zero acceleration or uniform velocity. Further, in an inertial frame of reference, Newton's laws are valid.
Earth can be supposed as an inertial frame of reference because the acceleration due to Earth's rotation or orbiting around the Sun is negligible compared to the acceleration due to gravity.
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