How many degrees does the Earth does the earth rotate in one minute?

Answer 1

Let's do some math:

The Earth rotates in 24 hours and during that time it covers 360 degrees.

One hour has 60 minutes, so a day has 24x60=1440 minutes.

Therefore, the Earth covers 360/1440 degrees per day and 0.25 degrees per minute.

Answer 2

The earth rotates 360 degrees in 24 hours, so in one hour it rotates 15 degrees. (If you look at a map of time zones you will see the time zones divided into 15 degree segments).

One hour is 60 minutes, so in one minute of time the earth rotates 15/60 degree. Now a degree of longitude is 60 minutes, so in one minute of time, the earth rotates by

15/60 times 60 minutes, ie 15 minutes of longitude.

The earth rotates 1 degree every 4 minutes

Answer 3

how fast does the earth spin in one minute

Answer 4

Well, one answer is that it rotates 15 degrees in one hour. But that radial movement will have different distances associated with it at the equator, or at the poles.

Answer 5

The Earth rotates 15 degrees in one minute, as it completes a full 360-degree rotation in 24 hours. This means that it moves through 1/24th of a full rotation every minute.

Answer 6

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