P7 further physics

solar day/sidereal day

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  • Created by: Me
  • Created on: 31-05-11 19:04
A sidereal day is:
The time taken for the Earth to rotate once on it
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The time taken for the Earth to rotate once on it's axis is:
23 hours 54 minutes
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The moon orbits the Earth in:
about 28 days
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The moon travels across the sky in about:
25 hours
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Card 2

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The time taken for the Earth to rotate once on it's axis is:

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23 hours 54 minutes

Card 3

Front

The moon orbits the Earth in:

Back

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Card 4

Front

The moon travels across the sky in about:

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Comments

Lucy

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the time taken for earth to rotate once on its axis is 23hrs 56 minutes!

Edward

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56 minutes not 54 

Chloe

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I don't think this is right...

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