How many times does the earth rotate about its axis in a year in what direction?

Answer 1

the moon takes 24 hours to spin once on its axis and the earth spins Anticlockwise

No, the moon takes around 28 days to rotate once on its own axis.

However, using the moon as an analogy is a fine way to help think through how many times the earth rotates on its own axis in one year.

As we all know, one side of the moon always faces the earth.

If you were on the moon, you would see no "days" go by relative to the earth, so-to-speak, loosely, if you see what I mean.

Then, if the earth moved around the sun like the moon moves around the earth, with one side always facing the sun, besides being mighty hot on one side, during one year (one revolution around the sun) it will have rotated one time on its own axis, and yet you would see no sunrise or sunset.

So, zero "days" equal one revolution.

Therefore 365 days equal 366 revolutions on its own axis during one year, and that is the answer.

Try a dime and a quarter on the table to help visualize it.

Also, remember, the anticlockwise thing (or counter-clockwise) depends on whether you are looking at the earth from "above" the north pole or "below" the south pole.

Answer 2

Earth rotates once every 24 hours and rotates the sun once every 365 days