2007-01-01 11:34:32 · 14 answers · asked by Sarah 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
If 1 rotation = 1 day, then 365....or 365 1/4 if you are being specific.
2007-01-01 11:36:42 · answer #1 · answered by CG 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Earth rotates 365 1/4 times in a year.
2007-01-01 19:38:12 · answer #2 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Today as most have said, the answer should be 365.25 times.
But that really isn't the answer. It is that single hidden rotation that is the most intriguing. Recall that the earth's axis always points to the N star, Polaris. Now if the earth didn't rotate at all - yet still orbited the sun, it would still present it's entire surface to the sun (one time) in the course of one year.
So here's the question that comes to mind: "Do the 365.25 rotations in a year take into account the single hidden rotation?" "Or is this single hidden rotation part of the Biblical story of the day the sun stood still?"
Hmmm! I don't know!
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2007-01-01 20:26:41 · answer #3 · answered by james 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
365
2007-01-01 19:37:06 · answer #4 · answered by festeringhump 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
365
2007-01-01 19:36:56 · answer #5 · answered by sweet 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
365 1/4
2007-01-01 19:37:11 · answer #6 · answered by Patrick V 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It revolves (in its orbit round the Sun) once a year, It rotates (on its axis) 365.23 times a year. The two terms are often confused.
2007-01-01 20:26:38 · answer #7 · answered by Myriad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
366.242time is how many times it rotates a year
2007-01-01 19:42:08 · answer #8 · answered by action tells it all 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
364 times
2007-01-01 20:48:31 · answer #9 · answered by lucky77 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well my science teacher said is between 360-365 days per year
2007-01-01 19:38:16 · answer #10 · answered by Moi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋