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∙ 10y agoBecause the Earth completes one whole revolution
in its orbit around the sun in exactly one year.
In fact, one revolution is the definition of year.
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∙ 10y agoThe Earth's annual motion around the sun is called a revolution.
The Earth's annual motion around the sun is called a revolution.
The Earth's annual motion around the sun is called a revolution.
Earth's annual motion around the sun is called revolution. It takes approximately 365.25 days for the Earth to complete one revolution around the sun, resulting in the changing of seasons.
The motion of the Earth as it travels around the sun is called orbit.
revolution
Its orbit.
We call the Earth's daily motion "rotation", and its period ... about 24 hours ... a "day". We call the Earth's annual motion "revolution", and its period ... about 365 days ... a "year".
The motion of the earth as it travels around the sun is called its orbit.
The motion of the Earth revolving around the Sun gives us one year. This revolution takes approximately 365.25 days to complete, resulting in the length of a year.
A "revolution" around the Sun, in an "orbit". The Earth takes about 365 days and 6 hours to complete one revolution and that's called a "year". For convenience, we use years of 365 days and leap years of 366 days.
It could be called a rotation, orbit, revolution, etc...