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Author Question: Venus orbits the Sun in 225 days. How long does it take to rotate on its axis? A) 225 days, so it ... (Read 45 times)

joesmith1212

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Venus orbits the Sun in 225 days. How long does it take to rotate on its axis?
 
  A) 225 days, so it keeps the same face toward the Sun
  B) 24 hours, 36 minutes, very similar to Earth and Mars
  C) 243 days, even though the Earth's tidal pull is not involved
  D) 36 days, for reasons unknown
  E) 450 days, exactly at 2:1 spin-orbit resonance

Question 2

At the equator during the equinoxes on Uranus a day lasts:
 
  A) 7 hours.
  B) 8 hours.
  C) 21 years.
  D) 42 years.
  E) 84 years.


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kingdude89

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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B


joesmith1212

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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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