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Question: The earth takes 24 h to rotate once about its axis. The time in second does the sun take to shift by...

The earth takes 24 h to rotate once about its axis. The time in second does the sun take to shift by 10 when viewed from the earth is:

A

120 s

B

240 s

C

480 s

D

60 s

Answer

240 s

Explanation

Solution

: Time taken for 360∘360 ^ { \circ } shift = 24 h = 24 ×60 ×60 s

Time taken for shift, =24×60×60360s=240 s= \frac { 24 \times 60 \times 60 } { 360 } s = 240 \mathrm {~s}