alleryStart learning →The day as a unit of time is based on which natural event?
AMoon orbiting Earth
BEarth orbiting Sun
CEarth rotating on its axis
DStars changing colour
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Earth rotating on its axis
A day is the time Earth takes to rotate once on its own axis relative to the Sun.
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