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Some people define one as turning about an internal axis (like the daily turning), while the other means turning about an external axis (like the yearly turning). So you can have yearly revolution around the Sun, and daily rotation about the Earth's axis.
But then 'revolutions per minute' of an engine refers to revolution about the local axis of the crankshaft.
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When periods of the moons rotation and revolution are equal what is it called?
It is called synchronous rotation when the rotation and orbit take the same amount of time.
What units of time are based on a single rotation or revolution of the earth?
Rotation . . . . . the "Day" Revolution . . . . the "Year"
What is Saturn27s revolution or rotation time?
Rotation- 10 hours and 39 minutes Revolution- 29.5 Earth years
How is revolution and rotation measured in time?
because it does
Does the planet with the shortest revolution have the shortest rotation?
No, the planet with the shortest revolution does not necessarily have the shortest rotation. Revolution refers to the time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around the sun, while rotation refers to the time it takes for a planet to complete one full spin on its axis. These two periods can be different for each planet.
What is the revolution and rotation time of earth?
Rotation: 23 hours and 56 minutes. Revolution: A year. About 365 1/4 days.
What is the period of revolution and rotation in earth time?
the moon
What is the difference between rotation and revolution with regard to the solar system?
Revolution is the time a planet takes to revolve around itself. Rotation is the time a planet takes to orbit the Sun.
How were time zones designed?
because of the earths rotation and revolution.
What is meant by rotation and revolution of a planet?
The rotation of a planet refers to the planet spinning like a top; a "revolution" is the time required for the planet's orbit around the Sun.
What are the rotation and revolution periods for Uranus?
The time of rotation (day) for Uranus is about 17 hours and 14 minutes. The time for one revolution around the Sun (Uranus year) is 30,799 Earth days or about 84.3 Earth years.Uranus's revolution is 87 earth years
What is the time of revolution the planets?
The period of rotation for each of the planets is as follows - the sidereal rotation (rotation time against background stars); PlanetSidereal rotational periodMercury58.646225Venus-243.0187Earth0.99726957Mars1.02595675Jupiter0.41007Saturn0.426Uranus-0.71833Neptune0.67125
