description of the earth revolution and rotation

Earth difference between rotation and revolution

The Earth's revolution takes 365 days to fully orbit around the sun.

The Earth's rotation is the turning or spinning movement around its axis.

The earth's axis is the invisible line around it.

The Earth's Rotation gives us day and night.

The Earth makes a complete rotation on its axis every 24 hours.

The Earth takes 12 hours facing the sun (day) and another 12 hours facing the moon (night).

The Earth's rotation is what causes day and night. Since the Earth is shaped like a sphere, the sun only shines light on one side at a time.

While one side of the Earth is toward the sun. The other half is in darkness.

The Earth's revolution is the way in which the Earth orbits around the sun.

Orbit means the path an object takes around another object in space.

The Earth orbits around the sun. But the moon orbits around the Earth.

Using this image as a guide. Create a model of your own to demonstrate the rotation and revolution of the Earth.

The Earth's Rotation and Revolution

Author: Ms. Augustin Illustrator: Ms. Augustin

The Earth's revolution creates the different seasons we experience. The part of the Earth leaning towards the sun is warm and the days are long, (summer).

The part  of the Earth leaning away from the sun is cold and the days are shorter, (winter).