Dear stupid: how many times does the earth rotate in a year?

[Sheed1980]

It takes the Earth 24 hours to make 1 rotation (day) and it takes 365 1/4 days to make 1 revolution (year) around the sun. So the answer is 365.242 which is approximately 365 1/4 days

Yes, as above it takes about 23 hours and 56 minutes to make a full rotation, not 24 hours which is an illusion caused by the planet's orbit. If the planet was rotating in the opposite direction at the same speed then there would in fact be 367.242 days per year.

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