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To orbit is to revolve or go around something else. Satellites, the space shuttle, space stations, and the Moon all orbit (go around) the Earth. Astronomically, this is the motion caused by the gravitational pull of another object. Earth orbits our yellow-dwarf G-2 sun, and the Sun (and its solar system) orbits within the Milky Way galaxy. Here's a more simple example: a person can orbit another person by simply running around them in a circle.
To rotate is to spin around. Earth rotates on its axis at about 1037 miles per hour. A person can rotate by standing in one place and turning around and around.
Earth actually orbits and rotates at the same time : it spins while it moves in a circle around the Sun. A person can spin continuously while moving in a circle, but it would make them dizzy!
A. ORBIT: one body in space keeps moving in a large 'almost-circle' around another. Example, the Moon orbits the Earth while the Earth (and Moon) orbit the Sun.
B. ROTATION: one body in space spins like a top around its own axis. Example, the Moon rotates, the Earth rotates, the Sun rotates.
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What is the difference between planets period of rotation and period of revolution?
The difference between the rotation and revoulution is that rotation is the spiinning of the planet on its axis and revoulution is the orbiting of the planet around the sun.
How can gravity be simulated in an orbiting space ship?
By rotation.
What are two causes of the changes in seasons?
The earth orbiting the sun and the tilt in the earth's axis or rotation.
When a planet spins on its axis this is called?
rotation (as opposed to orbiting, which describes the earth's movements around the sun)
Difference between solar system and constellation?
The Solar system is the collection of planets orbiting around the sun(sol). A constellation is a collect/pattern of stars seen in the night sky.
What is the difference between the rotation and a revolution of a planet?
The difference between the rotation and revoulution is that rotation is the spiinning of the planet on its axis and revoulution is the orbiting of the planet around the sun.
What is the difference between a planets period of rotation and period of revolution?
The difference between the rotation and revoulution is that rotation is the spiinning of the planet on its axis and revoulution is the orbiting of the planet around the sun.
What is the difference between planets period of rotation and period of revolution?
The difference between the rotation and revoulution is that rotation is the spiinning of the planet on its axis and revoulution is the orbiting of the planet around the sun.
What is the difference between rotation rotation axis equator?
rotation is the spiinning of the planet on its axis and revoulution is the orbiting of the planet around the sun
What is the difference between the rotation rotation axis and the equated?
rotation is the spiinning of the planet on its axis and revoulution is the orbiting of the planet around the sun
What is the difference between rotation rotation axis and the equator?
rotation is the spiinning of the planet on its axis and revoulution is the orbiting of the planet around the sun
What is the difference of a planets period of rotation and period of revolution?
The difference between the rotation and revoulution is that rotation is the spiinning of the planet on its axis and revoulution is the orbiting of the planet around the sun.
What is the difference between the rotation axis and the axis And the equator?
rotation is the spiinning of the planet on its axis and revoulution is the orbiting of the planet around the sun
What is the difference between orbits and rotation?
well when something is orbiting a planet that means an object is basically circling the planet due to its gravitational pull. Rotation is the planets rotation not the object surrounding circling it.
What is the difference between the two motions of the earth?
Rotation about its axis gives day and night. Orbiting the sun gives us the year.
How can gravity be simulated in an orbiting space ship?
By rotation.
What i the difference between land rotation and crop rotation?
Crop rotation are grown in definite cycle but land rotation are net growwn in any
