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How does the planets distance from the sun affect the length of a day?
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∙ 9y ago
Not at all. The planet's daily rotation is independent of its distance from the Sun.
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What factors would affect the length of the day?
The length of the day would change if either the rotational speed of the the planet or the orbital distance from the sun changed. However, if you mean what factors affect the length of daylight, then that is different.
Which two planets have the same length of day which is shorter than an earth day?
The two planets that have the same length of and Earth day but shorter than a Earth day are Neptune and Uranus because a Earth day on Neptune is 18 hours and 30 minuets Earth time, And Uranus is 17.24 hours. Thus Neptune and Uranus is closest to an Earth day being below 23 hours and 56 min (24 hours rounding).
Why do some planets take longer to revolve?
Because they are farther away from the sun, and the sun is what they revolve around, so they have a longer distance to go. That obviously makes the day longer on that planet, along with all other time measurements. Some planets take longer to revolve because of their distance to the sun. The further a planet is, the more distance it has to cover and the weaker the sun's gravitational pull is. Planets farther away from the sun move more slowly, and have more distance to cover.
Why is the length of day and night vary from planet to planet?
Because of the difference of speed the planet is spinning, for example Neptune spins in speed greater than 2000 kph so its day and night is fast.That simply means that some planets rotate faster than others.
What is the length of on day on the moon?
The length of a "day" on the moon is 29 Earth days.
What is the relationship between earth day length and the distance from the sun?
There is no direct relationship between the rotation of a planet (which governs day length) and a planets distance from the sun. The nature of the planets spin is more to do with the formation of the system early on, by large impacts of the more numerous bodies that would have been around.
What factors would affect the length of the day?
The length of the day would change if either the rotational speed of the the planet or the orbital distance from the sun changed. However, if you mean what factors affect the length of daylight, then that is different.
How does the length of day time and night time affect the season?
The length of day does not affect the season.
What planets length of the day is 9 hours?
Mercury.
What would you define the length of a planets day?
by the rotation of the planet
Does longitude affect the day length?
No.
What is the suns length of day?
I think that the sun doesn't have any length of day, because of the heat and how the planets revolve around the sun.
What two planets have similar length of day?
Earth has a 24 hour day and Mars has a 25 hour day.
What is the planets length on the day?
23 Hours 57 Minutes and 14 Seconds
What is the difference of The rotational period of the inner and outer planets?
Rotational time of the planets is random (the length of the planet's day), but the outer planets do spin faster than the inner planets.
How does the season affect the length of the day?
Depending on the distance from the equator, you get longer days in summer and shorter in winter. The farther from the equator the more pronounced the difference becomes.
Do any planets have longer days or years?
No two planets in our solar system have the same length of day or length of year. Compared with Earth, these planets have longer years: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. These have much longer days than Earth: Mercury and Venus. Mars has a day that's slightly longer than Earth's day. Depending on the particular definition of "day" that is used, two planets have a day that's longer than than that planet's year. They are Mercury (solar day) and Venus (sidereal day).
