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Earth's Movement

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    Differentiating rotation and revolution
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  • causes day and night
    rotation
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  • take approximately 365 1/4 days
    revolution
  •  5
  • the spinning of Earth on its axis
    rotation
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  • takes 1 year to complete
    revolution
  •  10
  • the movement of the Earth around the Sun
    revolution
  •  15
  • takes 24 hours to complete
    rotation
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  • the Sun is in the East in the morning, but in the West in the evening
    rotation
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  • works in a similar way to a spinning top
    rotation
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  • follows a path called an orbit
    revolution
  •  20
  • when the Earth is facing toward the Sun, it is day time
    rotation
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