Left Side: What is the difference between a rotation and a revolution?
What about the difference between a revolution and an orbit?
REV LUTI N
•Involves two or more objects
•Object moves around a fixed point,
usually another object
•Object follows an orbit or pathway
Important Terms
revolution – making a complete path around
another object
orbit – the path that one object in space takes
around another object in space
1. The Earth spinning on its axis.
Rotation
Revolution
2. Going around a larger body.
Rotation
Revolution
Revolution
3. 24 hours.
Rotation
Revolution
4. Causes the Earth’s seasons.
Rotation
Revolution
5. Creates a year.
Rotation
Revolution
6. The moon going around Earth.
Rotation
Revolution
Identify the motion being shown in each of these
pictures. Each team must write their answers for each
figure in the form of a question.
Figure #1
Rotation
Planet
Figure #2
Rotation
Revolution
Earth
Revolution
Reflection (L)
• What is the difference between a
rotation and a revolution?
– I know …
• What about the difference between a
revolution and an orbit?
– I know …