The Earth completes one rotation on its axis in ______.

12 hours

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30 hours

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22 hours

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24 hours

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Solution

The correct option is D 24 hours

It takes 23 hours 56 minutes and 4.1 seconds for the Earth to complete one full rotation on its axis, which is taken as 24 hours for our convenience. This is equal to one day.

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