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To the nearest whole hour, how long is one full rotation of Earth on its axis?

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24 hours

The Earth actually takes 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds to complete a rotation relative to the stars, known as a sidereal day. We round it to 24 hours to keep our clocks synchronized with the Sun's position.

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