In July 6, 2007, the Guinness Book of Records recorded the nose of Mehmet Ozyurekas the biggest nose in the world. It measured 8.8 centimeters or 3.5 inches. He currently resides in the City of Artvin in Turkey. However, an individual named Faizan Agha recently broke this record.
Tweet. It actually takes the Earth 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.06 seconds to make one rotation on its axis, not 24 hours. This is called a sidereal day, and is the amount of time that it takes the Earth to make a full rotation on its axis and end up in the same position relative to the stars.
Discussion Questions These questions can be used for group discussion or for written answers in the studentsâ learning logs. 1. How many days does it take for the Earth to make one revolution of the Sun? Answer: The Earth takes 365 Â¼ days to revolve around the Sun. This is known as one Earth year. Each planet takes a different amount of time to rotate around the Sun. 2. How many times will the Earth rotate as it goes around the sun once? Answer: The Earth rotates 365 Â¼ times as it revolves around the Sun. This is also the number of days in one Earth year. 3. If it takes 365 Â¼ days for the Earth to go around the Sun, but each year only has 365 days, what happens to the Â¼ day? Answer: Leap Year occurs every 4 years. This is because each 4 times around the Sun, there is a total of one extra day. (Â¼ + Â¼ + Â¼ + Â¼ = 1) This day is added on February 29th every fourth year, making that year 366 days long. 4. How many times does the Moon orbit the Earth in one Earth year? Answer: About 12, or 12.3 times. This is why we have about twelve full moons each year. 5. Does the Moon give off its own light? How do you know? Answer: No, in this model, the Moon is represented by a Styrofoam ball and does not give off light. 6.