GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Talking precisely, it takes 365.24 days for the earth to revolve around the sun. One rotation by earth on its own axis is equal to one complete day on earth. One complete day on earth is equal to 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4 seconds precisely.

Detailed explanation-2: -A revolution or orbit is the time it takes for the earth to make one complete revolution around the sun. Time for one revolution = 365.25 days or one year. The speed of earth’s revolution is 68, 000 miles per hour. North pole tilts towards the sun, the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing summer.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Another way to measure a day is to count the amount of time it takes for a planet to completely spin around and make one full rotation. This is called a sidereal day. On Earth, a sidereal day is almost exactly 23 hours and 56 minutes.