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Each year, the planet moves one full rotation around the sun, a movement. Each day, the planet revolves once, that's why in the day there is light because you are facing the sun, but when the earth revolves some more it is facing away from the sun eliminating the sun's light.

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How many differences between rotation and revolution?

Rotation is the spinning of an object on its axis, while revolution is the movement of an object around another object or point. The key difference is the axis of rotation: rotation occurs on an internal axis within the object itself, while revolution occurs around an external axis outside the object.


What is the relationship between a planet's rotation and a planet's revolution?

There is no real relationship, a planets spin depends on collisions it may have had in the past, rather than on its distance from the sun (which governs its orbital rotation time around the sun).


What are the similarities between rotation and revolution?

well the difference is rotation is around an axis in the center of a body. revolution is the movement of a body around an axis outside of the body ( earth is the body then the sun is the axis.


What is the difference in earth -sun relationship between revalution and rotation?

Some people like to distinguish between the two words, with revolution meaning rotation about the planet's own axis (e.g. in 24 hours), and rotation taking place around the Sun (in 365¼ days).


What is the difference between the earth's rotation and the earths revolution. What causes the earth to have seasons. What causes the earth to have days and nights?

Those are three different questions; you would be better of asking them as three different questions on this site. The difference between rotation and revolution is that "rotation" refers to a movement of an object around its own axis; while "revolution" refers to a movement around an external object or axis - in this case, around the Sun.

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Is there any relationship between earth revolution and direction of movement of airplane?

No, not really. But the Earth's winds, likes the westerlies or the easterlies, are affected by Earth's rotation. These winds affect aeroplanes. Therefore, the Earth's revolution indirectly affects the direction of movement of aeroplanes.


How many differences between rotation and revolution?

Rotation is the spinning of an object on its axis, while revolution is the movement of an object around another object or point. The key difference is the axis of rotation: rotation occurs on an internal axis within the object itself, while revolution occurs around an external axis outside the object.


What is the relationship between a planet's rotation and a planet's revolution?

There is no real relationship, a planets spin depends on collisions it may have had in the past, rather than on its distance from the sun (which governs its orbital rotation time around the sun).


What are the similarities between rotation and revolution?

well the difference is rotation is around an axis in the center of a body. revolution is the movement of a body around an axis outside of the body ( earth is the body then the sun is the axis.


What is the difference in earth -sun relationship between revalution and rotation?

Some people like to distinguish between the two words, with revolution meaning rotation about the planet's own axis (e.g. in 24 hours), and rotation taking place around the Sun (in 365¼ days).


What is the differnce between rotation and revolution?

Rotation is a body spinning on it's own axis and revolution is the body revolving around an external axis.


What is the difference between the rotation and a revolution of a planet?

The difference between the rotation and revoulution is that rotation is the spiinning of the planet on its axis and revoulution is the orbiting of the planet around the sun.


What is the difference between the earth's rotation and the earths revolution. What causes the earth to have seasons. What causes the earth to have days and nights?

Those are three different questions; you would be better of asking them as three different questions on this site. The difference between rotation and revolution is that "rotation" refers to a movement of an object around its own axis; while "revolution" refers to a movement around an external object or axis - in this case, around the Sun.


What is the differences between a planet's period of rotation and its period of revolution?

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What is the difference between a planets period of rotation and period of revolution?

The difference between the rotation and revoulution is that rotation is the spiinning of the planet on its axis and revoulution is the orbiting of the planet around the sun.


What is the difference between planets period of rotation and period of revolution?

The difference between the rotation and revoulution is that rotation is the spiinning of the planet on its axis and revoulution is the orbiting of the planet around the sun.


Is there a relationship between a planet's diameter d its period of rotation?

No, there is not.