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Earth Rotation vs. Revolution Explained

The Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours, causing day and night. It also revolves around the sun, completing one orbit in approximately 365.25 days, which creates our year. Due to the tilt of the Earth's axis, the seasons are caused by its revolution and the changing exposure to sunlight throughout the year.

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Earth Rotation vs. Revolution Explained

The Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours, causing day and night. It also revolves around the sun, completing one orbit in approximately 365.25 days, which creates our year. Due to the tilt of the Earth's axis, the seasons are caused by its revolution and the changing exposure to sunlight throughout the year.

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  • Earth's Rotation vs. Earth's Revolution

Earth’s Rotation vs.

Earth’s Revolution

rotate - to spin or turn revolve - to go around

• There is an imaginary line • Earth revolves around the sun.


through the center of the
• Its path around the sun is called
Earth called the axis.
Earth’s orbit.
• The axis is tilted.
• The Earth’s revolution around
1
• A rotation takes 24 the sun takes 365 1/
4
days
hours or one day. (approximately one year).
• The rotation of the Earth around • The seasons are created because
the sun causes day and night. of the Earth’s revolution
and the tilt of the axis.

Did You Know?


From Earth, it appears that the sun moves across the sky during the day,
but this is not the case. It is actually the Earth rotating.

Earth’s Rotation vs. Earth’s Revolution rotate - to spin or turn • There is an imaginary line through the center of the Ear

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