The Earth orbits the Sun once a year and spins on its axis once a day.
revolution-is the revolving of an object around another object. rotation-is the spinning of an object on its axis. revolution and rotation are two different concepts but, are alike in some way. Rotation- Dominic
Revolution
rotation (as opposed to orbiting, which describes the earth's movements around the sun)
its revolution period is 687 (Earth) days.And its rotation period is 24 hours, 39 minutes
This statement is commonly used to describe the rotation and revolution of a planet. For example, Mercury's day (one rotation) is longer than its year (one revolution around the sun) due to its slow rotation and fast orbit.
The rotation of Earth causes the apparent path of ocean currents to curve
Rotation describes an orbit, which in the case of a planet is around the sun, whereas revolution means spinning on an axis. The Earth revolves on its axis once per day, and rotates around the sun once per year.
Rotation . . . . . the "Day" Revolution . . . . the "Year"
revolution-is the revolving of an object around another object. rotation-is the spinning of an object on its axis. revolution and rotation are two different concepts but, are alike in some way. Rotation- Dominic
Rotation is spinning on an object's axis. Revolution is orbiting around an external axis.
If earth surrounds itself it is known as rotation if earth surrounds the sun then it is known as revolution
The four-stroke engine produces 1 power stroke for every 720 degrees of crankshaft rotation.
Revolution
rotation. example in a sentence: the world is completing a rotation as i type this Revolution. example in a sentence: the world completed a revolution while i typed this Rotation refers to the world as it is turning Revolution refers to the world as it goes from point A all the way around and back to point A as a revolution
The Earth revolves about its axis (a 24 hour day).It also orbits the Sun in a more or less circular motion once every year(about 365 days).
rotation (as opposed to orbiting, which describes the earth's movements around the sun)