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Yes, the earth rotates on its axis about once a day.
From noon to noon its 24 hours, but to turn 360 degrees its slightly less,
about 23.93 hours, but in that time it has orbited further around the sun, so needs a bit extra time to rotate to noon.
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How long does it take for the earth to complete one full rotation around itself?
The earth rotates once ever 23 hours 56 minutes and 4 seconds.
How many hours in a day on earth?
As many as we might want if we ever start living there. Hours are made up by people.
How do the Sun's position in the sky and the length of daylight relate to the seasons of the year?
The amount of daylight is determined by the Earth's closeness to the sun, and which part of the Earth is facing the sun. The Earth orbits the sun in an oval, so when the Earth is closer to the sun there is more daylight. It also rotates on its axis, so all faces of the Earth get sunlight when they face the sun.
How many days are there in a moon cycle?
The Moon orbits the Earth once ev%ery 28 to 29 (Earth) days. However, it rotates on its own axis also once every 28 Earth days. So such is its rotational and orbital atitude, on Earth we only ever see approximately 60% of the Moon's surface. It was only when we sent space ships around the Moon that mankind saw the remaining 40% of the Moon's surface for the first time in history.
What are some of the reasons the moon goes down at night when it's not even late?
Some of the reasons?? The grammar is awful... Use google. This website is weak. Well, the earth rotates on its axis which is not perpendicular to the plane on which the planet orbits the sun; this is what causes seasons. e.g.) If the Northern Hemisphere is pointing toward the sun and the southern hemisphere pointed away then it is summer in the N.H. and winter in the S.H. The earth will continuously point in the same direction regardless of what side of the sun it is on. Then we have the moon which orbits the earth, which orbits the sun. The position of the moon in relation to the sun and the earth is what cause the phases of the moon; it takes the moon 29.5 days to rotate around the earth. (The moon does not rotate and even if it did we would still experience the phases of the moon). So, It takes the earth 23 hours and 56 minutes to rotate 360 degrees on its axis. It takes the moon 29.5 days to rotate around the earth. As the moon is "going down" every night or "coming up" every morning it is merely our perspective from our ever rotating earth. The moon will appear to go around the earth every 24 hours because the earth rotates every 24 hours and all of our surroundings will appear to move around us. As this is happening (the rotation of our earth) the moon is actually rotating around the earth, you could see how our perspective of the location of the moon in our sky will change vastly everyday for the moon completes a cycle in only 29.5 days. Hope this helps... Seriously though google it next time. :]
Does the sun rotate around the earth ever 24 hours?
The Earth orbits the Sun once every 365.25 days. The Earth spins on its axis once in 24 hours.
How many hours and minutes does it take for the earth to rotate once on its axis?
The Earth currently rotates on its axis once every 23 hours, 56 minutes, and four seconds -- but slowly, ever so slowly our planet is slowing down. The days are constantly getting longer and longer because of the Moon's tidal influence on the Earth's spin. According to scientists the modern day is already about seventeen milliseconds longer than hundred years ago.
How long does it take for the earth to complete one full rotation around itself?
The earth rotates once ever 23 hours 56 minutes and 4 seconds.
What would happen if the moon did not rotate about its axis?
Dude hello, the moon doesn't rotate on its axis. It rotates around the Earth but stays facing the same way, the first time man ever saw the dark side of the moon was when Apollo 11 delivered the first people onto the moon. But the Earth on the other hand does rotate on its axis.
Has the Earth ever been off its axis?
No.
What two things causes the earths four seasons?
The Earth rotates on its axis causing either the North or South Hemishere to tilt towards the sun which ever hemishere is tilted toward the sun it is probably spring or summer.
Earth spinning on its axis?
Yes, the earth does spin around its axis. That's what causes the apparent movement of the sun and the stars. If your question was rather what spinning on its axis mean? Ever saw a sphere spinning? It means that.
How may times does the sun rotate around the earth i one year?
The sun does not rotate around the earth. Ever. The Earth rotates around the sun once in one year.
Does the earth ever change how it rotates?
The earth's rotation is gradually slowing down - it has been for eons - but the rate is on the order of 1-2 seconds per century.
How many hours in a day on earth?
As many as we might want if we ever start living there. Hours are made up by people.
Why can you only see one side of the moon and never see the dark side?
The reason that no one on earth has ever seen the other side of the moon, is because the moon also rotates on its axis, in exactly the same amount of time that it takes to do one revolution of the earth. Th result of this is that as the moon revolves on its axis and at the same time orbits around the earth it always keeps showing the same face to the earth. (Puting aside the natural disasters that would happen for a moment) if you were to hold the moon in place, rather then have it orbit the earth, the moon would be seen to rotate, and we would see all sides of it.
Does ever planet have seasons?
yes, only the seasons vary in length according to the way the planet orbits the sun. and rotates on its axis. For example Uranus , due to the fact that it rotates on its side , one day last a whole earth summer. Netpune's seasons last for 40 years, and Pluto is sometimes warmer than Neptune due to it's very elliptical orbit which brings it closer to the sun than Neptune
