EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -It takes 24 hours(1 day) for the earth to complete one rotation. The earth rotates about an imaginary line that passes through the North and South Poles of the planet. This line is called the axis of rotation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Earth makes one complete rotation on its axis every 23 hours and 56 minutes, which is rounded up to 24 hours. Does this time sound familiar? The 24 hours that Earth takes to make one rotation is equal to one day.

Detailed explanation-3: -The earth rotates once every 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.09053 seconds, called the sidereal period, and its circumference is roughly 40, 075 kilometers. Thus, the surface of the earth at the equator moves at a speed of 460 meters per second–or roughly 1, 000 miles per hour.

Detailed explanation-4: -Earth’s Rotation Day FAQ s Earth rotates once in about 24 hours with respect to the Sun, but once every 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds with respect to other, distant, stars.

Detailed explanation-5: -Earth revolves in orbit around the sun in 365 days, 6 hours, 9 minutes with reference to the stars, at a speed ranging from 29.29 to 30.29 km/s. The 6 hours, 9 minutes adds up to about an extra day every fourth year, which is designated a leap year, with the extra day added as February 29th.