The Planet Quiz Show |
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For Teachers:
In actuality, the rotational period of Earth is 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4 seconds. The Earth completes one revolution around the sun in 365 days, 5 hours, 48.8 seconds or 365.24 days, which is very close to a calendar year. The object of this question is to distinguish between rotation (spin) and revolution (orbit), a difficult concept to grasp for children as well as for adults.