Patterns in the Solar System (39) Calculate the equatorial rotational velocity of Jupiter using the following formula. Velocity Distance Time mi hr _mi/hr The equatorial circumference of Earth is about 24,000 miles. What is the approximate equatorial rotational velocity of Earth? miles/hour How many times faster is Jupiter's equatorial ro- tational velocity than Earth's? times faster Compare the planets' periods of rotation to their periods of revolution and then complete the fol- lowing statement by circling the correct responses. The terrestrial planets all have (long, short) days and (long, short) years, while the Jovian planets all have (long, short) days and (short, long) years. 13. In one Earth year, how many revolutions will the planet Mercury complete and what fraction of a revolution will Neptune accomplish? Mercury: Neptune: your An V revolutions in one Earth year of a revolution in one Earth gest a reason for the relation. Rotation and Revolution of the Planets Rotation is the turning of a planet about its axis responsible for day and night. When the solar is viewed from above the Northern Hemisp! Earth, the planets, with the exception of Venus in a counterclockwise direction. Venus exhibits slow clockwise rotation. The time that it take planet to complete one 360 rotation on its called the period of rotation. The units used to me planet's period of rotation are Earth hours and Revolution is the motion of a planet aro Sun. The time that it takes a planet to compl revolution about the Sun is the length of its yea the period of revolution. The units used to me planet's period of revolution are Earth days an Without exception, the direction of revolution planets is counterclockwise around the Sun w solar system is viewed from above the N Hemisphere of Earth. Use the planetary data in Table 1 to answ tions 37-46. (37. If you could live on Venus or Jupiter, mately how long would you have between sunrises? On Venus a sunrise would occur every__ days. On Jupiter a sunrise would occur every hours.