⏳ Days and years

🦉 A day is one spin. A year is one trip around the Sun. On other worlds they're very different from ours.

Peabody is getting the questions ready…

The answers, and why

Which has the longest day, sunrise to sunrise? (Round 1) 🔴 Mars. A day on Mars lasts 24.7 hours. Mars's day is the longest of the three.
Which has the longest day, sunrise to sunrise? (Round 2) 🪨 Mercury. A day on Mercury lasts 176 Earth days. Mercury's day is the longest of the three.
Which has the longest day, sunrise to sunrise? (Round 3) 🔵 Uranus. A day on Uranus lasts 17.2 hours. Uranus's day is the longest of the three.
Which has the longest day, sunrise to sunrise? (Round 4) 🪨 Mercury. A day on Mercury lasts 176 Earth days. Mercury's day is the longest of the three.
Which has the longest day, sunrise to sunrise? (Round 5) ☀️ Sun. A day on Sun lasts 25 Earth days. Sun's day is the longest of the three.
How long is one year on Mercury, once around the Sun? 88 Earth days. Mercury goes around the Sun in 88 Earth days.
How long is one year on Venus, once around the Sun? 225 Earth days. Venus goes around the Sun in 225 Earth days.
How long is one year on Earth, once around the Sun? 365 Earth days. Earth goes around the Sun in 365 Earth days.
How long is one year on Mars, once around the Sun? 687 Earth days. Mars goes around the Sun in 687 Earth days.
How long is one year on Jupiter, once around the Sun? 12 Earth years. Jupiter goes around the Sun in 12 Earth years.

“Wrong answers are fine. That's how astronomers learn too: look, guess, look again.”