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The Earth-Sun-Moon System

Question 9 • DCSS Earth Systems CR 24-25

Explain the difference between rotation and revolution. Then use these terms to explain how Earth, the moon, and the Sun move relative to one another.

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Rotation is the spin of a body on its axis. Revolution is the movement of one body around another in an ellipse-shaped path called an orbit. Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun. The moon rotates on its axis and revolves around Earth.

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