Which planet revolves around the sun faster than it rotates on its own axis?

Question

its a question from my NCAE reviewer.. well.. i forgot the correct answer given by the teacher..

Answer 1

Mercury

Answer 2

It's Venus, not Mercury. Mercury's orbital velocity varies, and it's  faster at perihelion, but Venus's rotational velocity at the equator is only 6.5 kph, compared to 1600 kph for Earth.

Answer 3

Venusian day on Venus is 243 earth days

a year on venus is 225 earth days

Answer 4

it is the planet mercury because the planet mecury is the nearest planet from the sun

Answer 5

venus

Answer 6

Venus is the answer if you are referring strictly to the numbers (Although a sunrise to sunrise timeframe on Mercury is longer than it's year, it's axial rotation in relation to the stars is faster than it's orbit).  But Venus' very slow and retrograde rotation can confuse this answer even further.  In relation to the the sun, A Venusian "noon" to "noon" period would be approximately 120 (earth) days.  But Venus has traveled more than 50% of it's orbit during this time, so it has not completed one full "rotation" on it's axis during what a "person" on venus would consider a "day."  Its rotation in relation to the stars (it's TRUE rotation) is 143 (earth) days, some 18+ days longer than it's "year."

Answer 7

The first answerer is right. It's Venus. The fellows who said Mercury are wrong. Mercury is in a 2:3 tidal lock. It's orbital period (year) is 88 days. It's rotation period (day) is 59 days.

Answer 8

Mercury and Venus. Mercury's revolutionary period at the axis is about 58.65 days... it takes about 87 days for it to orbit the sun. Venus' orbital period is about 243 days, and it takes the planet 226.3 earth days to complete a full rotation at the axis.