SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

PLANETARY FORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A day is longer than a year on this planet
A
Jupiter
B
Mars
C
Venus
D
Earth
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Venus rotates very slowly on its axis – one day on Venus lasts 243 Earth days. The planet orbits the Sun faster than Earth, however, so one year on Venus takes only about 225 Earth days, making a Venusian day longer than its year!

Detailed explanation-2: -On Mercury a day lasts 1, 408 hours, and on Venus it lasts 5, 832 hours. On Earth and Mars it’s very similar.

Detailed explanation-3: -Earth’s planet, Venus, takes 225 Earth days to revolve around the sun. The definition of a day is how long it takes for a planet to do one complete rotation on its own axis. It takes Venus 243 days to do this., a day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.

Detailed explanation-4: –It takes about 243 Earth days to spin around just once while it takes 225 earth days to go all the way around the Sun. This is the reason why a day lasts longer than a year on Venus.

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