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No, but the two are related. An orbit is the path taken by a planet around a star (or by a satellite around a planet). A revolution is the amount of time it takes said planet or satellite to complete that orbit once. Think of revolution as time, and orbit as place.
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∙ 9y agoOrbit and revolve do not mean the same thing. Rather, orbiting refers to a planet's movement through space around the sun. Revolving refers to a planet spinning as it orbits.
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∙ 7y agoThey are the same thing. Revolve is the verb form of the noun revolution.
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What is the revolution for Ceres dwarf planet?
It takes 4.6 years for Ceres to revolve around the sun.
What is the revolution of the asteroid belt around the sun?
how long does it take the asteroid belt to revolve around the sun?
How long is mercury's revolution around the sun compared to earth?
Mercury takes about 88 Earth days to revolve around the Sun. Earth takes about 365.25 (Earth) days to revolve around the Sun.
Does Pluto revolve on its side?
Yes. It revolves around the sun and has a long period of revolution.
Do all the planets in the solar system revolve at the same speed?
No
Do all galilean moons revolve around Jupiter at the same rate?
No, they are have their own revolution periods.
Does every planet in your solar system have the same rotation and revolution?
no. they all rotate and revolve at different speeds.
What is the noun form of 'revolve'?
The abstract noun form of the verb to revolve is revolutionas a word for an overthrow of a government; something that leads to political or social change; a word for a concept. The noun 'revolution' is a concrete noun as a word for a physical rotation. Other noun forms of the verb to revolve are revolver and the gerund, revolving; both concrete nouns as a word for a physical thing and a physical action.
What are five words with the word revolve in it?
I can name four there is Revolution revolves revolved and revolve
What three thing that are the same about the moon and earth?
they are both planets and they revolve around the sun
How do you use revolution in sentence as a verb?
Revolution is not a verb it is a noun. Revolve is a verb. The planets revolve around the sun His life revolves around his work.
Is the orbit of the earth the same as the revolution of the earth?
Yes, "orbit" and "revolve around" mean the same thing. Not "rotate" though; that means "spin". The easy way to remember: Earth ROTATES on its axis (spins around) but REVOLVES around the Sun (while its rotating, of course.)
What are the two primary motions of earth?
rotate and revolve
Does the earth rotate and revolve at the same time?
yes it does, and one full rotation equals one day, while the whole revolution is 365.25 days, our year
How is the revolution of the moon different from the revolution of planets?
The planets revolve around the sun. The moon revolves around Earth.
How long is Mercury's revolution?
88 Earth days to revolve around the Sun.
Solar system words that start with R?
rotate, revolve, revolution, redonkulous.
