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It takes 24 hours to go through a cycle of tides because the moon cause these tides and it takes a day to revolve around the earth.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoIt is because of gravity. The gravitational pull around the sun makes the world go around it. But you try moving something around you without making it spin as well. The fact that it takes 24 hours is just because it takes 365 of those to make a full turn around the sun.
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∙ 14y agoThe period is not exactly 24 hours; more like 24h50m - that's the time it takes for the Moon to be over the same place of Earth. The Moon is the main contributor to the tides. (The Sun plays a minor role, but if Sun and Moon work together, the tides are higher than usual.)
There are two tide "mountains" - one towards the Moon, one on the opposite side. It is as if the Moon pulls the Earth apart - this is because the side of the Earth that is closer to the Moon feels more gravitation by the Moon, than the opposite side.
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∙ 14y agobecause they aren't the same thing
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How many times does the Earth rotate on it's axis for everytime that it revolves around the sun?
364.5 times as it takes that many days to revolve around the sun and the earth spins once every twenty four hours.
Why is day twenty four hours long?
that's how long it takes for the earth to go all the way around
How many rotations does the earth make in twenty four hours?
About one, around it own axis of revolution. About 1/365th around the Sun About 1/100 000 000 000th around the Galactic Center
Why is the solar day longer?
During the time it takes Earth to rotate 360°, it advances about 1° in its orbit of the sun, so in order for the same point to face the sun again, Earth has to rotate 361°. The extra degree of rotation takes about four minutes.
How many hours does it take for the earth to rotate?
24 hours (approximately). The "solar day" is exactly 24 hours, but it actually takes about 23 hours and 56 minutes for the Earth to rotate once.The extra four minutes are needed to allow for the change in position of the Sun in the sky due to the Earth orbiting the Sun.Answer:While the basis for the hour is the length of the "solar day" split into 24 parts (so you'd think the day should be 24 hours long - exactly), this is only an average value, not an absolute value. At the equinoxes and solstices the day can be up to 19 seconds longer or shorter. Added to this is the gradual slowing down of the Earth's rotation due to the tidal friction which stretches the day slightly longer than it was in the past.Edit: To clarify that Answer, there is something called the "sidereal day" which is the rotation time. But there's also the "solar day" which is exactly 24 hours.That's what we normally call "a day", on Earth. Strictly speaking it's called the "mean solar day".The word "mean" is just another way of saying "average".There are variations in the "apparent solar day", but the "mean solar day"averages out all the slight differences. This gives us the exact 24 hour daywhich is, of course, much more convenient.
Rotate used in a sentence?
In order to rotate around in her chair, she had to move her books.
How manytimes does the earth rotate every 24 hours?
The Earth completes a single total rotation every twenty four hours. It takes the Earth 365 days to rotate around the sun though! (365.25 days if you want to get technical.)
How long does it take earth rotate once on it's axis?
It takes twenty-four hours or one day. That is why we have night and day.
How long does it take to rotate on its axits?
It takes twenty-four hours.
Which planet takes twenty four hours to rotate once on its axis?
Earth takes a bit less than 24 hours to complete one rotation (day). The day on Mars is a bit longer at 24.6 Earth hours.
How may time does the earth spin completely around its axis in twenty four hours?
One time. It takes a full year for the Earth to revolve around the sun, but it takes Earth only one day to rotate on its axis. The actual time it takes the earth to rotate is 23 hours and 56 minutes. That is why we have an extra day every four years, known as leap year. But yes one rotation is known as a day or 24 hours officially.
How many times does the Earth rotate on it's axis for everytime that it revolves around the sun?
364.5 times as it takes that many days to revolve around the sun and the earth spins once every twenty four hours.
How much time does it take the earth to rotate at 60 degrees?
For Earth to rotate 60° will take four hours. Ish.Earth takes 24 hours (approximately) to rotate a full 360°. 60° is 1/6 of this, so divide the full 24 hours by 6 to get 4 hours.
How long does it earth to spin around once on its axis?
twenty four hours
What does the earth do every twenty four hours?
Rotates /spins around its own axis.
Where on Earth would you find twenty four hours of darkness on December twenty one?
Anywhere within the northern arctic circle.
How many earth days is 18 hours?
Eighteen hours is less than twenty four, which is the length of one earth day. Eighteen hours is three-quarters of one earth day.
