Question

Saturns day is roughly 10 hours. it takes about 30 years for Saturn to return to the same point in space. How do saturns periods of rotation and revolution compare to Earths?
A) Earths period of rotation and revolution are both shorter
B) Earths period of rotation and revolution are both longer
C) earths period of rotation is longer; Earths period of revolution is shorter
D) Earths period of rotation is shorter; Earths period of revolution is longer

Answer 1

Earth 24 hours, 365 days, so c

Answer 2

Answer: The correct answer is option (C).

Explanation:

Duration of 1 day on Earth  = 24 hours

Duration of 1 complete revolution of the Earth around the sun:

1 year = 31,536,000 seconds.

Duration of the day on the Saturn = 10 hours = 36,000 seconds

Duration of 1 complete revolution of the Saturn around the sun:

= 10 years = 315,360,000 seconds.

1 earth year = 365 days

1 hour = 60 minutes

1 minutes = 60 seconds

From the given information, we can conclude that duration of the rotation of the earth is longer than the duration of rotation of the Saturn.

Whereas the we can conclude that duration of the revolution of the earth is shorter than the duration of revolution of the Saturn.

Hence, the correct answer is option(C).