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What is the meant when a planet rotates?

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When a planet spins on its axis it is said to rotate. (Think of a top.)

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What a planet rotates on?

It rotates on its axis.


Which planets have an axis besides earth?

Pretty much every planet has an axis, because an axis is what a planet rotates around. Any planet that rotates has an axis, and pretty much every planet known rotates.


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What is the only planet that rotates on its side?

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Which planet rotates on its side?

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How do you compare how a planet rotates with how it revolves?

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What planet has a vertical tilt and rotates on its side?

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What planet does not rotates?

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