How is Earth's rotation differ from its revolution?

Anonymous

∙ 12y ago

Updated: 2/23/2023

Earth's revolution is the complete orbit around the Sun , it takes nearly 366 days for Earth to complete one complete revolution around the Sun. Earth's revolution causes the changes of seasons.

Earth's rotation is the rotation of Earth about its axis (axis tilt of 23.4o).it takes 23 hours and 56 minutes.Earth's rotation causes day and night.

Lydia Schulist ∙

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∙ 2y ago

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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.

What is by the rotation and revolution of the planet?

the earths rotation around the sun is 365 days . hope this helps (:

How does a planets period of rotation differ from its period of revolution?

they have different distances from the sun

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 earths two main motions called?

Rotation and Revolution.

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.

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.

How do the periods of rotation and revolution for the gas giants planets differ from those of earth?

Their farther awat from the sun

How does earths rotation differ from its revolution?

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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