On the radio this morning they said 50% of Americans got this wrong. That's Hard to belive.
2007-11-16 11:11:14 · 13 answers · asked by Ken R 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds, so it is not quite 365.25 days. We have leap years to correct for the extra quarter day, but that is too much, so we omit leap years in 1700,1800,1900, 2100,2200,2300,2500, etc. but 1600, 2000 and 2400 were or will be leap years.
2007-11-16 11:46:24 · answer #1 · answered by miyuki & kyojin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
. it fairly is in general agreed in the Western technological worldwide that the Earth and all of the planets revolve around the solar... I mean some thing has to revolve around some thing else, so what's inaccurate with the Earth revolving around ther solar? that's the ideas that technological races have desperate with the aid of plenty learn and diagnosis and mathematical manipulation, and it works properly for area visitors. i think of we would desire to continually settle for that guy is in charge for his achievements yet this would not invalidate the existence of God ! certainly many astronauts have been struck with the aid of the profound feeling that a valuable non secular presence is at paintings in the cosmos.
2016-12-16 10:55:48 · answer #2 · answered by mcintire 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 year. It is not that hard to believe. I am surprised 50% got it right but I wouldn't pick on just Americans.
2007-11-16 11:15:02 · answer #3 · answered by bravozulu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It takes 365 days and about 6 hours. We have a 365 day long year to represent this, and every four years, we get leap year to make up for that extra 6 hours added on during those four years.
2007-11-16 12:15:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One year.
I am not very surprised that 50% of Americans got it wrong. I have seen Jay Leno doing his jay walking routine.
2007-11-16 12:22:40 · answer #5 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
365.25 days and no it doesn't surprise me that americans are getting this wrong because on the show "are you smarter than a fifth grader" they asked a lady how how many continents there were an she totally blanked out on the question
2007-11-16 11:22:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believable. Some believe Europe is a country, never heard of France, don't know what a fraction is. Uhhhhh, duhhhhh we are the leaders of the free world; geeeeeeez!
2007-11-16 11:18:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where do these statistics come from? This reminds me that 20% of Americans can not locate their own country on a world map. I do not think these are accurate values...
2007-11-16 11:15:42 · answer #8 · answered by Igthomque 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a year
2007-11-16 12:22:09 · answer #9 · answered by Allie J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't tell me, let me guess, the wrong half probably answered "24 hours"?
Man, that'd be a CLOSE orbit! Talk about global warming!
:-)
2007-11-16 11:29:12 · answer #10 · answered by HyperDog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋