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First of all, it's much more accurate to talk about the motion of the earth around the sun.
The exact characteristics of the earth's rotation and revolution ... as well as the motions of the
other visible planets and the moon ... have been known with great precision and accuracy for
thousands of years. All it required was a human culture with the habit of going outside regularly
and looking at those things. We don't do that any more, and that's why we need people today
to calculate and measure them.
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How long would it take to walk from Whitehorse Yukon to Dawson city Yukon?
Google Earth calculates the distance as 532 km - with an estimated walking time of 6 hours 50 minutes.
How many complete spins does the earth make in one orbit round the sun?
The earth travels its path around the sun exactly onetime per year. The time it takes to travel that path one time is our definition of a "year".During that time, the earth also spins on its axis about 365.25 times. Those spins are 'days'.(clearification of the number of spins, or rotations on the axis)This is the first answer that comes to mind because there are approximately 365.25 days in a year, but that is wrong. Actually it takes 366.25 rotations to accomplish 365.25 days. Visualize this: The earth not rotating at all but still moving around the sun. As the earth traveled in it's orbit, not rotating, it would appear to an earthling that the sun goes around the earth one time in a year - but it would rise in the west because of the orbit of the earth being counterclockwise. Now, if you increase the rotation on the earths axis to one time per year counterclockwise, there would appear to be no motion of the sun, or zero days per year. Similar to the moon rotating on it's axis one time per orbit around the earth. The same face is always toward the earth. Consequently, if the earth rotated on its axis once a year, it would always be daylight on half the earth, and always be night on the other half. To appear to have one day per year with the sun rising in the east, it would require 2 rotations on the axis in the counterclockwise direction. Therefore it always requires one more rotation on its axis than the apparent number of days in the year. Since it appears that we have 365.25 days per year, it requires 366.25 rotations on the earths axis for that to happen.
If I'm 15 how many times has earth revolved around the sun?
15. One year is one revolution of Earth around the Sun.15. One year is one revolution of Earth around the Sun.15. One year is one revolution of Earth around the Sun.15. One year is one revolution of Earth around the Sun.
What does the earth orbit around and how long does it takes?
The Earth orbits around the Sun; it takes one year for an orbit.The Earth orbits around the Sun; it takes one year for an orbit.The Earth orbits around the Sun; it takes one year for an orbit.The Earth orbits around the Sun; it takes one year for an orbit.
What causes seasonal change on the earth?
the rotation of the earth around the sun
How many rotations can the earth make as it completes a revolution around the sun?
During each complete revolution around the sun, the earth makes 365.24 rotations on its axis.
What is the Number of rotations of earth around the sun?
The earth completes one revolution around the sun every 365.24 days. That's the source of the time period that we refer to as the "year".
How many rotations will the earth complete during each of its revolutions around the sun?
365 rotations per revolution.
What causes the day and night of earth on its axis?
Mainly, this is caused by Earth's rotation around its axis. (Earth's revolution around the Sun results in one less day per year, than the number of rotations.)
What is the total number of rotations the earth makes in two weeks?
14
When the moon makes one revolution how many rotations are completed?
The moon will have comepleted about four rotations around the Earth.
How many rotations are in a 900?
The answer will depend on 900 WHAT? The earth rotates 900 times in 900 days, for example, and around 328,725 rotations in 900 years.If its degrees then:-900/360 = 2.5 rotations
How many rotations of the earth occur during one revolution around the sun?
365.25
What actors and actresses appeared in Rotations of the Earth - 2011?
The cast of Rotations of the Earth - 2011 includes: Carolyn Pool
Does the earth tilt on it's axes?
Yes, the axis of the earth's daily rotations is tilted with respect to the plane of its revolutions around the sun.
How many rotations does the sun have to go around the earth til the next lunar eclipse?
The sun doesn't rotate around the Earth. For future dates, refer to below-
How many rotations does the moon make in one trip around earth?
Only 1. Which is why the same face of the moon is always towards the earth.
