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The word "rotation" is used when something turns around its own axis - which is inside the object. In the case of Earth, this happens once a day (more precisely, every 23h 56m).
The word "revolution" is used when an object goes around another object. In the case of the Earth, the other object would be the Sun; it takes Earth a year to go around once.
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What causes surface ocean currents to flow in a circular pattern or earths revolution earths revolutoin or earths rotation?
Gyres
What causes day and night on earth earths revolution around the sun or earth's rotation on its axis?
Earth's rotation on its axis causes day and night. Earth's revolution around the sun causes the seasons.
What is the difference between the earth's rotation and the earths revolution. What causes the earth to have seasons. What causes the earth to have days and nights?
Those are three different questions; you would be better of asking them as three different questions on this site. The difference between rotation and revolution is that "rotation" refers to a movement of an object around its own axis; while "revolution" refers to a movement around an external object or axis - in this case, around the Sun.
What are three proofs of earths rotation?
the presence of day and night proved its rotation
Do skyscrapers slow down earths rotation?
Yea they do its a simple answer they are so hi the mass of a huge clump of them will slow down earths rotation
Are the earths rotation and revolution periods the same?
no they are not
How does rotation differ from revolution?
Rotation is spinning on an object's axis. Revolution is orbiting around an external axis.
What are earths two main motions called?
Rotation and Revolution.
How were time zones designed?
because of the earths rotation and revolution.
How the earths rotation and revolution affect life on earth?
it popps
What earths two main motions called?
Rotation and Revolution.
What is by the rotation and revolution of the planet?
the earths rotation around the sun is 365 days . hope this helps (:
What causes surface ocean currents to flow in a circular pattern or earths revolution earths revolutoin or earths rotation?
Gyres
How does a planets period of rotation differ from its period of revolution?
they have different distances from the sun
Are day and night caused by earths revolution on its axis?
Revolution would be a whole year but day and night are caused by rotation on its axis. Hope this helped =)
What is the difference between Earths revolution and Earths rotation?
The term rotation refers to the Earth turning on its axis once per day. The term revolution refers to the earth circling the sun once per year.
What is the differ for revolution and rotation?
Rotation refers to an object that spins on it's own axis. In contrast, revolution is an actual movement of a body or object around another. An example of a revolution is the earth revolving around the sun.
