If the Earth's period of rotation were halved, but the period of revolution about the Sun stayed the same,
A)the night would be twice as long.
B)the night would be half as long.
C)the year would be half as long.
D)The year would be half as long.
E)the length of the day would be unchanged.

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Halving the Earth's rotation period would mean the planet spins twice as fast, making both day and night half as long since the period of rotation determines the length of a day.

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