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The movement of one object around something else is called revolution (a rotation is when an object moves around an axis that is part of the object itself). One year = one revolution.

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About how many rotations does the earth complete in half a year?

One half of 365 is 182.5 or 182 days, 12 hours. That would seem logical but the earth does a complete rotation in 23h and 56min. As it travels around the sun, it has to rotate 4min extra to line up with the sun. As it turns out, the earth rotates 366.25 times in a year, 183.125 in half a year. Watch a star rise. the next night it will rise 4 min earlier.


Is half of the moon always lit?

Half of the moon is always lit by the Sun, but we may not always see that illuminated half from Earth due to our perspective. This is why we observe different phases of the moon as it orbits around Earth.


Why is half countrys of the earth is day and half of the country of the earth is night?

Because the earth spins on it's axis with a sun on one side of the earth and the moon the other side of the earth and there is an imaginary line across half of the earth and which half gets on to the sun or moon side it is night and so that means the other half is day.


How many half moon rotations are typically performed in a yoga class?

Oh, in a yoga class you might often do some poses that involve half moon rotations - maybe three or four times per side. Remember to listen to your body and your instructor, and go at your own pace. Each rotation is a little dance between you and the universe, so just enjoy the journey, my friend.


Why does the moon seems to change its shape as it moves around the earth?

The moon's changing appearance is due to its position relative to the sun and Earth. As the moon orbits Earth, the amount of sunlight that reflects off its surface changes, creating the phases we see from Earth.

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How many rotations does the Earth complete in half a year?

182.5


Why are you half your age on mars?

Mars takes longer to rotate around the sun than Earth. Since it takes Mars almost twice as long as earth to make a rotation around the sun, you are half your age. Less rotations, less years


About how many rotations does the earth complete in half a year?

One half of 365 is 182.5 or 182 days, 12 hours. That would seem logical but the earth does a complete rotation in 23h and 56min. As it travels around the sun, it has to rotate 4min extra to line up with the sun. As it turns out, the earth rotates 366.25 times in a year, 183.125 in half a year. Watch a star rise. the next night it will rise 4 min earlier.


How many rotations is a axel im skating?

there are 1 and a half rotations in a single axle, 2 and a half in a double axle, 3 and a half in a triple axle, and so on.


How does where you live on earth change how you experience seasons?

The answer can should be improved by the expert in the field. The earth rotates around one particular axis. The earth revolves around the sun also. As a result of these two rotations, you have different parts of the earth come to face the sun. as a result of this you get different seasons. For half of the year, north hemisphere of the earth is tilted towards the sun and for next half year south hemisphere is tilted towards the sun.


What is it called for the earth to travel around the earth in sevin and a half minuts?

How would the earth travel around the earth?


How many rotations are there in a circle?

A circle represents one complete rotation, which corresponds to an angle of 360 degrees or (2\pi) radians. Since rotations can be measured in multiples, there are infinitely many rotations in a circle, including both full rotations (360 degrees) and fractional rotations (e.g., half a rotation at 180 degrees).


What name is given to the half circle that contines around earth?

Each meridian is a half-circle from the north pole to the south pole of the earth.


How many degrees is five and one half rotations?

360 degrees times 5.5 = 1980 degrees


Name the imaginary line around the middle of the earth dividing in half?

Equator...


How far is it from north to south?

About 12,500 miles which is half the distance around the earth.


What name is given to half circle that continues around the earth?

The Equator is the line that separates the earth into two hemispheres