Question

Choose the correct option to complete the sentences given below:

The time taken by the earth to complete one rotation around its axis is _____.

• A. 24 hours
• B. 12 hours
• C. 26 hours
• D. 18 hours

Answer 1

The correct option is A 24 hours

$24hours$

The South Pole is the other point where Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface, in Antarctica. Earth rotates once in about 24 hours with respect to the Sun, but once every 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds with respect to other, distant, stars.