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    Rotation and Revolution of The Earth

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    The Earth both rotates and revolves. Rotation is the spinning of the Earth on its axis once every 24 hours, causing day and night. Revolution is the movement of the Earth around the sun over the course of 365 days, causing the seasons. While it appears the sun moves across the sky, it is actually the Earth that rotates.

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    Rotation and Revolution of The Earth

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    The Earth both rotates and revolves. Rotation is the spinning of the Earth on its axis once every 24 hours, causing day and night. Revolution is the movement of the Earth around the sun over the course of 365 days, causing the seasons. While it appears the sun moves across the sky, it is actually the Earth that rotates.

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    The Earth both rotates and revolves. Rotation is the spinning of the Earth on its axis once every 24 hours, causing day and night. Revolution is the movement of the Earth around the sun over the course of 365 days, causing the seasons. While it appears the sun moves across the sky, it is actually the Earth that rotates.

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    Rotation and Revolution of The Earth

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    The Earth both rotates and revolves. Rotation is the spinning of the Earth on its axis once every 24 hours, causing day and night. Revolution is the movement of the Earth around the sun over the course of 365 days, causing the seasons. While it appears the sun moves across the sky, it is actually the Earth that rotates.

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    Earth’s Rotation vs Earth’s Revolution

    Rotate Revolve

    Spin or Turn Go Around

    Takes Takes
    24 hours or one day 365 days or one year

    Causes Causes
    Day and Night The Seasons

    Did You Know?


    From Earth, it appears that the sun moves across the sky during the day but this
    is not the case. It is actually the Earth rotating.

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    Earth’s Rotation vs Earth’s Revolution
    Rotate Revolve

    Spin or Turn Go Around


    • There is an imaginary line through the • Earth revolves around the Sun.
    center of the Earth called the axis.
    • Its path around the sun is called Earth’s
    • The axis is on a tilt. ‘orbit’.

    Takes Takes
    24 hours or one day 365 14 days

    Causes Causes
    Day and Night The Seasons

    When the side of the Earth that is facing The seasons are created because of the
    the Sun is experiencing daytime, the side Earth’s revolution and the tilt of the axis.
    of the Earth that is facing away from the
    Sun is experiencing night-time.

    Did You Know?


    From Earth, it appears that the sun moves across the sky during the day but this
    is not the case. It is actually the Earth rotating.

    visit twinkl.com.au
    Earth’s Rotation vs Earth’s Revolution
    Rotate Revolve

    Spin or Turn Go Around


    • There is an imaginary line through the • Earth revolves around the Sun.
    center of the Earth called the axis.
    • The path the Earth takes around
    • It extends from north to south the sun is called Earth’s ‘orbit’.

    • The axis is at a tilt of 23.5 degrees • The Earth’s orbit is in an elliptical shape.

    Takes about 24 hours or one day with Takes 365¼ days an extra day is added
    respect to the Sun, or 23 hours, 56 to our calendar, 29 February, in every
    minutes and four seconds with respect to fourth year, which we call a leap year
    the stars

    Causes Causes
    Day and Night The Seasons

    When the side of the Earth that is facing The seasons are created through the
    the Sun is experiencing daytime, the side combination of the Earth’s revolution
    of the Earth that is facing away from the and the tilt of the axis.
    Sun is experiencing night-time.
    When the southern hemisphere of the
    Did You Know? Earth has tilted away from the Sun,
    From Earth, it appears that the sun moves people in these regions are experiencing
    across the sky during the day but this winter. When a part of Earth is tilted
    is not the case. It is actually the Earth toward the Sun, the area experiences
    rotating. summer.

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