Rotation vs Revolution

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What is rotation?

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Rotation is the spinning of an object around its own axis.

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What is revolution?

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Revolution is the movement of one object around another object.

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What causes night and day?

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The Earth's rotation causes night and day.

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True or False: Rotation is spinning on an axis.

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True

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True or False: When something revolves, it goes around something else.

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True

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What does the rotation of the Earth mean?

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It means the Earth is spinning on its axis.

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What is an example of revolution?

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The Earth revolving around the Sun.

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What is an example of rotation?

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The Earth spinning on its axis.

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How long does it take for the Earth to complete one rotation?

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It takes approximately 24 hours.

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How long does it take for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun?

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It takes approximately 365.25 days.