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Question
Distinguish between Rotation and Revolution?
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Solution
| Rotation | Revolution | |
| 1. | The earth rotates on its own axis. | The movement of the earth around the sun. |
| 2. | It causes day and night. | It causes seasons. |
| 3. | The earth completes one rotation in 24 hours. | The earth completes one revolution in 365 1/4 days |
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