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Why is an Earth day 24 hours long?
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Why is an Earth day 24 hours long?

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It takes earth 24 hours to make a full rotation
User Peyman Mohamadpour
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every hour, earth turns 15 degrees around itself. so:

360 / 15 = 24
it takes 24 hours to turn 360 degrees. ( completely once)




good luck
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