Mr. Hunt's Review on Rotation and Revolution

Front

A spinning motion on an axis

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rotation

Front

The Earth completes one of these every 365.25 days: rotation or revolution?

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revolution

Front

This is the reason we experience day and night

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rotation

Front

The gravitational pull of the Sun on the Earth causes this: rotation, revolution

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revolution

Front

The motion of one object around another object

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revolution

Front

This, along with the tilt of the Earth, is the reason we experience different seasons.

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revolution

Front

Takes about 24 hours to complete one

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rotation

Front

The motion is in the counterclockwise direction and west to east on Earth

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rotation

Front

When one side of the Earth is having daytime, the other side is having nighttime

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rotation

Front

The Earth orbits around the sun

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revolution