ROTATION VS
REVOLUTION
Essential Question:
What is the difference
between rotation and
revolution?
ROTATION
• Earth’s rotation is the rotation of Earth around its
own axis.
• Earth’s Axis is an imaginary line that goes through
the Earth at the North and South Poles.
• The Earth is tilted at a 23.5 o angle.
• The Earth Rotates from the west towards the east in
a counter-clockwise direction.
• Earth rotates around its axis once a day (24 hours).
• Rotations causes day and night.
REVOLUTION
• Revolution is the movement of Earth around the Sun.
The Earth orbits around the Sun.
• The Earth takes 365 days or 1 year to complete one
revolution.
• The Sun’s gravity holds Earth in its orbit.
• The Revolution around the Sun and the Tilt of the
Earth is responsible for having seasons. If the Earth
were not tilted, we would have the same season all
year long (like at the equator).
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