The length of time it takes for a planet to revolve around the sun is equivalent to which of the following?

A.
the length of its year

B.
the length of its day

C.
the length of its month

D.
the length of its decade

Question

The length of time it takes for a planet to revolve around the sun is equivalent to which of the following? 	
	
 
A.
	the length of its year
	
 
B.
	the length of its day
	
 
C.
	the length of its month
	
 
D.
	the length of its decade

anonymous · Answer

@whpalmer4

anonymous · Answer

A?

whpalmer4 · Answer

Yes.  With a radius of roughly 93,000,000 miles, I trust it is self-evident that the earth doesn't get around the solar orbit in a day, or even a month, and why would 10 years be the right answer?

anonymous · Answer

A. I believe. :D

anonymous · Answer

HotPinkGirl i think you mean rotation period

whpalmer4 · Answer

@HotPinkGirl the length of a day is the time it takes for the planet to make one revolution around its own axis — sunrise to sunset to sunrise again.

whpalmer4 · Answer

Some planets spin on their axis rather slowly, however!  

Mercury, for example, takes 175.94 earth days to make one revolution on its axis.  Jupiter, on the other hand, despite being much, much, much larger, whips around in 9.9259 HOURS

hotpinkgirl · Answer

sorry i didn't read write