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What do you mean by the revolution of the earth?
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The revolution of the earth refers to the movement of the earth as it orbits around the sun. The earth completes one full revolution in about one year, or 365 days and 6 hours. This movement along an elliptical path causes the different seasons and variations in the length of day and night during the year. The earth’s revolution, combined with its tilted axis, results in the sun appearing to move between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn, leading to phenomena such as solstices and equinoxes. It also causes changes in the intensity and duration of sunlight received at different latitudes, creating seasonal changes in temperature and climate.
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Chapter 3: Movements of the Earth - SOLVE AND SCORE [Page 31]
