Why don''t we generally feel this motion

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(a) If we are moving at a high speed as the Earth revolves about the Sun, why don't we generally feel this motion?

(b) Similarly, we are traveling through space because of the Earth's rotation (1000 mi/h at the equator, Confidence Exercise). We don't generally feel this motion either, but we do easily sense it otherwise. How?

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