How many rotations of the earth...

[needtogetaas]

365.

 

[needtogetaas]

and 1 half cup

 

[miplank]

"Basic planetary data. The mean distance of Earth from the Sun is about 149,600,000 km (92,960,000 miles). The planet orbits the Sun at a speed of 29.8 km (18.5 miles) per second, making one complete revolution in 365.256 days. As it revolves around the Sun, Earth spins on its axis and rotates completely once every 23 hours 56 minutes 4 seconds."

 

[chris302001]

The orbit of the Earth around the Sun is called an Earth revolution. This celestial motion takes 365.26 days to complete one cycle. Further, the Earth's orbit around the Sun is not circular, but oval or elliptical

Hello wikipedia

 

[redguru]

366.24

This is correct. The earth revolves around the sun 365.24 times per year, but rotates 366.24 times per year. Gregory didn't know the Earth moved around the sun. He thought the Sun moved around the earth. If you were to view the Solar system from above the plane of axis, you would see the earth rotate 366 times, not 365 times along its orbit to return to the same place.

Look up sidereal time and rotational period.

 

[redguru]

"Basic planetary data. The mean distance of Earth from the Sun is about 149,600,000 km (92,960,000 miles). The planet orbits the Sun at a speed of 29.8 km (18.5 miles) per second, making one complete revolution in 365.256 days. As it revolves around the Sun, Earth spins on its axis and rotates completely once every 23 hours 56 minutes 4 seconds."

I said rotation not revolution.

 

[puddlemonkey]

yay me!

 

[chris302001]

This is correct. The earth revolves around the sun 365.24 times per year, but rotates 366.24 times per year. Gregory didn't know the Earth moved around the sun. He thought the Sun moved around the earth. If you were to view the Solar system from above the plane of axis, you would see the earth rotate 366 times, not 365 times along its orbit to return to the same place.

Look up sidereal time and rotational period.

I say dont give him the K for his initial failure to use sig fig's.... and he's a dirty monkey

 

[puddlemonkey]

I say dont give him the K for his initial failure to use sig fig's.... and he's a dirty monkey

bitter contestant alert!

 

[miplank]

give me K anyways!