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What causes surface ocean currents to flow in a circular pattern or earths revolution earths revolutoin or earths rotation?
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What is the rotation of mercury and what is the revolution of mercury?
Rotation - 59 days Revolution - 88 days Woot Swagg _
What is Saturn27s revolution or rotation time?
Rotation- 10 hours and 39 minutes Revolution- 29.5 Earth years
How many differences between rotation and revolution?
The revolution is simply the movement of the earth which brings about year rotation brings about night
The earth's rotation influences currents by a force known as what?
Coriolis effect
Who discovered the rotation and revolution?
galileo
Are revolution and rotation the same?
No, they aren't the same. Revolution is the object moving in a circular motion. Rotation is when the object stays in one place and spins around.
What is similar about a planet's rotation and a planet's revolution?
they are both about circular motions but rotation is on an axis and revolving isn't. also revolution is usually revolving around another object.
What is the curving of winds and currents caused by earth rotation is called?
Curving of winds and currents caused by Earth's rotation is called surface currents.
What is the medical term meaning moving in a circular motion?
Rotation is circular movement around a central point.
What are causes of the ocean currents?
The two causes of ocean currents are wind and the rotation of the earth(etc) The wind blows which makes the currents in the water and the rotation of the earth(gravity) makes currents in the ocean currents. Luaye Sharawy
How currents move?
rotation of the earth
What is the line which about the line occurs in circular rotation called?
axis of rotation
Compare and contrast revolution and rotation?
Both refer to a form of circular motion. Rotation is the circular movement of an object around an interior axis. Revolution refers to the circular movement of an object around an axis that is exterior to it.
What is Circular movement of the arm?
circumduction
What is the analogy for rotation?
An ana;ogy for rotation is movement or circular motion or turn
How is revolution and rotation of planets the same?
revolution-is the revolving of an object around another object. rotation-is the spinning of an object on its axis. revolution and rotation are two different concepts but, are alike in some way. Rotation- Dominic
Does a cyclone get its name from a circular rotation?
yes it does
