Question

The time taken by the moon to complete one revolution around the earth is .

• A. $12\text{hours}$
• B. $15.5\text{days}$
• C. $27.3\text{days}$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $27.3\text{days}$

Moon is a natural satellite to the earth. It rotates on its own axis while revolving around the Earth. The time taken by the moon to complete one revolution around the earth is $27.3$ days. It also takes approximately the same time for the moon to rotate once on its axis.