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Fill in the blank: The Earth takes approximately ______ hours to complete one rotation on its own axis with respect to the sun. The period of rotation is known as the Earth day.
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24
The Earth rotates on its axis from west to east, and this rotation causes day and night.
One rotation measured with respect to the Sun (a solar day) takes about 24 hours.
Measured with respect to distant stars (a sidereal day), one rotation takes about 23 hours 56 minutes, slightly less than a solar day.
Hence, 24.
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