SCIENCE
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Earth revolves around the sun in 365 days, 5 hours, 59 minutes and 16 seconds. The time a planet takes to revolve around the sun is called a year.
Detailed explanation-2: -Earth takes about 365 1/4 days to revolve around the sun. As we take 365 days for a year, the difference of 1/4 of a day requires adjustment. This is why we add one day to February every four years.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Earth orbits around the sun every 365.25 days. It takes a little more than 365 days for the Earth to make a complete trip around the sun. Other planets have different orbital times. It takes only 87 days for Mercury to orbit the sun, but 12 years for Jupiter to make the journey.
Detailed explanation-4: -The second motion of the earth around the sun in its orbit is called revolution. It takes 365ΒΌ days (one year) to revolve around the sun.
Detailed explanation-5: -It takes the Earth 365 days to complete one rotation. Q. Leap year is the year in which the calendar contains 366 days.