Question

Earth experiences tides because Earth's rotates as the Moon revolves. What is the rate in which Earth rotates, AND how long does it take for the moon to revolve around Earth? Earth rotates 360 degrees in 24 hours, which means you can divide to find how Earth rotates per day. and page 14 of the ESRT shows the revolution rate for the moon). I've attached page 14 to this photo

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Answer:

The lunar day is 50 minutes longer than a solar day because the moon revolves around the Earth in the same direction that the Earth rotates around its axis. So, it takes the Earth an extra 50 minutes to “catch up” to the moon.