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Why our days are 24 hours long

NICOLE Mokgethwa would like to know more about how the Earth rotates around the Sun.

NICOLE Mokgethwa would like to know more about how the Earth rotates around the Sun.

The Earth spins on its axis and the Sun always shines on the side of the Earth facing it, giving us daylight.

It takes 24 hours for the Earth to make one whole turn on its axis. - Encyclopedia of Questions and Answers, Bounty Books

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