2007-01-24 12:51:40 · 12 answers · asked by Liizeth‼ 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
The Earth is rotating around an axis (called its rotational axis).The Earth's axis is tipped over about 23.5° from vertical.Earth's rotational axis points in the same direction relative to the stars, so that the North Pole points towards the star Polaris. Think of the Earth as a spinning top, tipped over to one side. Over very long time periods (thousands of years) the direction of Earth's axis slowly changes due to precession.
More specifically, our rotation period (the time elapsed for one rotation) with respect to the stars is called a sidereal day. A sidereal day is 24 sidereal hours, or 23 hours and 56 minutes on a normal clock. Our clock time is based on the earth's rotation with respect to the sun from solar noon to solar noon. This is a solar day, and it is divided into 24 hours. Because Earth travels about 1 / 365 of the way around the sun during one day, there is a small difference between solar time and sidereal time.
2007-01-24 17:11:53 · answer #1 · answered by rajeev_iit2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For clarity, you have asked the rotation time for earth to spin 360 degrees on its axis. Like some have said, that time is 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4.091 seconds.
That is called a sidereal day.
The term that we consider a day is the length of time required to place the sun in the exact same place as is was before. That amount of time is 24 hours and is called a solar day. The earth actually rotates 361 degrees to get the sun back to the same position overhead.
2007-01-24 13:12:37 · answer #2 · answered by bkc99xx 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It takes the Earth 23 hours, 56 minutes to rotate on its axis.
2007-01-24 12:59:04 · answer #3 · answered by dmtaylorfarms 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it takes the earth 24 hours to rotate on its axis
2007-01-24 12:59:36 · answer #4 · answered by nodaybuttoday 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
hi Chris C, you have truly have been given all people clam-mering to respond to this one. they have all had a bypass, so i will connect in. It takes 23 hours, fifty six minutes and four.09 seconds to do what you're asking, yet just to characteristic some greater awe inspiring information, that's called a sidereal day. For some greater exciting information, it travels 595 million miles around the solar in 12 months 6 hours, 9 minutes and 9.fifty 4 seconds, and that's called a sidereal 12 months, how's that grab ya? and easily to get you fairly gasping for breath, it strikes at sixty six,six hundred miles according to hour. Now please sit down and attempt to breath deeply and slowly.
2016-11-27 00:12:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
24 hours
2007-01-24 13:12:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
23 hours, 56 minutes
2007-01-24 13:05:04 · answer #7 · answered by jimmy12164 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
23 hours 56 minutes... rounded up. 24 hourss =]
2007-01-24 12:58:55 · answer #8 · answered by baby_wrestler 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Approx. 24 hours.
2007-01-24 13:00:47 · answer #9 · answered by ilikemath2002 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By definition, one day (24 hours).
2007-01-25 06:11:15 · answer #10 · answered by Amphibolite 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋