im asking for the exact answer... please answer this quickly because this is an assignment in our school
2006-06-17 21:40:40 · 13 answers · asked by angel_4114 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
it is actuall slightly less that 24 hours, it is exactly
23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.09 seconds
that is why we have a leap year built into our calender, to offset the difference between the 24 hour clock and the actual rotational period of the earth
2006-06-17 21:43:26 · answer #1 · answered by DL 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Earth rotates on it's axis at 23 hours 56 minutes 4.091 seconds. This is slightly less than a full day's rotation of 24 hours because a full days rotation relative to the sun is more than 360 degrees.
2006-06-18 05:05:37 · answer #2 · answered by asimovll 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
24
2006-06-18 04:43:27 · answer #3 · answered by gabriel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If u mean time for every rotation
23 h 56 m 4.091 s
2006-06-18 04:49:02 · answer #4 · answered by sεαη 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don' t know if this is a trick question, but the earth always rotates and never stops... so the answer would be INFINITE HOURS.
2006-06-18 04:43:05 · answer #5 · answered by Wai 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean how many hours does it take for the earth to rotate around its axis? The previous dude said 3.624 but I think he meant 36.24.
2006-06-18 04:44:22 · answer #6 · answered by violet46 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how many hours in a day? it's the same thing! the earth rotates once a day!!
2006-06-18 04:43:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
23 hrs 56 min 4.09 seconds a day
8760 hours a year
2006-06-18 04:46:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
24 because it never stops rotating
2006-06-18 04:44:12 · answer #9 · answered by Erica j 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
24 hours each day
7 days each week
365 days each year
8760 hours each year
2006-06-18 04:43:42 · answer #10 · answered by wanda s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋