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How much time will earth rotate in one hour?
The Earth rotates around its axis once in 24 hours and thus covers 3600 in 24 hours earth takes 4 minutes to cover one degree of latitude. 360 degrees in 24 hours 15 degrees per hour (15 / 3,600) ( 1/240 ) degree per second 0.25 minute of angle per second 15 seconds of angle per second. At the equator, the linear speed  1,520 feet (0.30 mile) per second..
A day is defined as how long it takes for a planet to rotate around its axis. A circle has 360°. Therefore, in one day the earth rotates 360°.

1 Day = 24 hours
1 Day = 360° of rotation
24 hours = 360° of rotation
1 hour = 15° of rotation.


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