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The Earth takes approximately 365.25 days to complete one full cycle around the sun, which is known as a year.
It takes the Earth approximately 24 hours to complete one rotation on its axis, not one year. A year is the time it takes for the Earth to complete one orbit around the sun.
No, the Earth revolves around the sun once a year, which takes approximately 365.25 days to complete. This movement is what causes the changing of the seasons.
On this planet, a day is longer than a year because the planet has a very slow rotation on its axis. This means it takes longer for the planet to complete one full rotation (a day) than it does to complete one orbit around its star (a year).
Mercury takes approximately 59 Earth days to complete one full orbit around the Sun. This period is known as its orbital period or year.