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The Earth-Sun-Moon System

Question 40 • AZ-Earth and Space Science A

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 ellipseshaped 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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