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How long does the earth takes to rotate through 180 degrees of longitude?
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∙ 12y ago
180° is half of a full rotation, so the answer is half of a day or twelve hours (ignoring the variables that contribute to the equation of time offset).
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If the Earth rotates through 360 degrees in 24 hours through what angle will the Earth rotate in 2 hours?
360 divided by 24 is 15. Times 2 is 30...I don't know if there are other factors that come into play, but it seems right.
How many degrees does the earth rotate around the sun each day?
A full rotation of Earth is considered one day if only the planet is observed, therefore the Earth will rotate 360 degrees in a day. If the rotation of the Earth is taken into account with the orbit around the sun, the Earth will rotate just under 361 degrees per day.
How would it take the earth to rotate 7an a half degrees?
If the Earth rotates 15 degrees/hour, then 7.5 degrees is half of 15, so it takes half an hour or 30 minutes.
How many degrees will earth now rotate in a solar day?
You are a clever questioner, indeed. You have asked a subtle and interesting question. You probably know that there are at least two distinct answers to the question, because there are two different kinds of day. The sidereal day is the period during which earth rotates 360 degrees relative to the distant stars (not the sun). If you were far above the solar system looking down on earth from the north, you would see that earth rotates a full 360 degrees relative to the stars, but still has to rotate a little more to reach the starting point relative to the sun, because we orbit the sun, this complicates things a little bit. So in a sidereal day, the earth rotates exactly 360 degrees, but this day lasts only 23 hours 56 minutes and 4.1 seconds, roughly. The synodic day is the period during which earth rotates one time relative to the sun. This rotation will be slightly more than 360 degrees, because as explained above the earth has to rotate a little extra (beyond a full 360 degrees) in order to reach the starting point relative to the sun. This is the day as we typically experience it. So if you are asking about the earth's rotation during a synodic day, the rotation is closer to an average of 360.9856 degrees per day. Another way to look at this is to consider the earth's coordinate system. There are 360 degrees of longitude. It is possible to consider the earth's degrees of longitude as the basis of your measurement, so that you can say the earth rotates 360 degrees of longitude relative to the sun on average each day, even though the absolute rotation of the earth is closer to 360.9856 degrees on average.
How long does it take the earth to rotate 90 degrees?
It goes right round 360 degrees in 24 hours, so 6 hours for 90 degrees, relative to the Sun. Relative to the distant stars, it takes the Earth about 5 hours, 59 minutes to rotate 90 degrees.
When does the earth rotate through degrees of longitude?
In almost exactly 24 hours.
When does the earth rotates through 360 degrees longitude?
The Earth rotates through 360 degrees longitude every 24 hours.
How many degrees of longitude do you need to travel across to pass through one hour?
Every 15 degrees represent one hour. There are 360 degrees around the Earth. Divide 360 by 15 and you 24 - the number of hours in a day, and the time it takes the Earth to rotate on its axis.
Does 200 degrees longitude run through antarctica?
There is no 200 degrees of longitude. There is 180 degrees west of the Greenwich Meridian and 180 degrees east of the Greenwich Meridian. All degrees of longitude on earth converge at the South and North Poles.
How many minutes it takes the earth takes to rotate through one degree of longitude?
Roughly 4 minutes.
How long does earth takes to rotate through 180 degrees of longitude?
180° is half of a full rotation, so the answer is half of a day or twelve hours (ignoring the variables that contribute to the equation of time offset).
How many minutes does it take the earth to rotate through 15 degrees?
1 hour
How are lines of latitude and longitude used to locate places on earth?
It locates a place through degrees
How many degrees of longitude do you need to travel across pass through one hour of time?
The Earth rotates at the rate of roughly 15 degrees of longitude per hour.
How many degrees of longitude do you need to travel across to pass through one hour of time?
The Earth rotates at the rate of roughly 15 degrees of longitude per hour.
Into how many degrees of longitude is the Earth divided into?
360 Degrees
How many degrees of longitude is the earth divided?
360 degrees
