Question

different longitudes. how many degrees does the earth spin every hour? how many hours and degrees are we from people in california? hours ____________ degrees ____________

Explanation:

Step1: Recall Earth - rotation fact

The Earth makes a full - 360° rotation in 24 hours.

Step2: Calculate degrees per hour

To find the number of degrees the Earth spins per hour, we divide the total degrees of a full rotation (360°) by the number of hours in a day (24). So, $\frac{360}{24}=15$ degrees per hour.

Assuming a time - zone difference (California is in the Pacific Time Zone). If we assume a reference location in the Eastern Time Zone of the US (a common comparison), the time - zone difference is 3 hours.
Since the Earth rotates 15 degrees per hour, for a 3 - hour time difference, the degree difference is $15\times3 = 45$ degrees.

Answer:

Hours: 3
Degrees: 45