The planet Jupiter has an orbital period of 12 years and a rotation period of 10 hours.Relative to the Earth,the difference between a solar and sidereal day is
A)Much smaller for Jupiter
B)Much larger for Jupiter
C)Exactly the same as for Earth
D)Zero in the case of Jupiter

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Jupiter's rapid rotation period of 10 hours means that the difference between a solar and sidereal day on Jupiter is much smaller than on Earth, where the difference is about 4 minutes. Jupiter's fast rotation minimizes the difference between the time it takes to rotate once relative to the stars (a sidereal day) and once relative to the Sun (a solar day).

The Planet Jupiter Has an Orbital Period of 12 Years