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A Day on Earth Rotation Notes
1. All planets rotate.
2. The Earth spins on its axis.
3. One rotation = One day = 24 hours.
4. An orbit is the circular path a planet makes
around the sun.
5. Planets orbit the sun and moons orbit their
planets.
1 orbit = 1 year.
6. Orbit + tilt of planet give us our seasons.
7. The Earth revolves around the sun.
8. The moon moves, or orbits, around the Earth.
9. Earth’s rotation produces day and night.
10.
The amount of light and warmth a planet
receives depends on how far it is from the
sun.
Revolve: to orbit around another body.
Rotate: To spin on its axis