Answer:
The sun would appear to move more slowly across Mercury's sky.
Explanation:
This is because, the time it takes to do one spin or revolution on Mercury is 176 days (which is its period), whereas, the time it takes to do one spin or revolution on the Earth is 1 day.
Since the angular speed ω = 2π/T where T = period
So on Mercury, T' = 176days = 176 days × 24 hr/day × 60 min/hr × 60 s/min = 15,206,400 s
So, ω' = 2π/T'
= 2π/15,206,400 s
= 4.132 × 10⁻⁷ rad/s
So on Earth, T" = 1 day = 1 day × 24 hr/day × 60 min/hr × 60 s/min = 86,400 s
So, ω" = 2π/T"
= 2π/86,400 s
= 7.272 × 10⁻⁵ rad/s
Since ω' = 4.132 × 10⁻⁷ rad/s << ω" = 7.272 × 10⁻⁵ rad/s, <u>the sun would appear to move more slowly across Mercury's sky.</u>
