What is Difference between Rotation and Revolution?
Rotation | Revolution |
Rotation represents the turning around its own axis | The Revolution of an object is the rotation around another object. |
Earth takes 24 hours to complete a rotation | The earth takes a full year (365 days) to complete a single rotation. |
The axis of the earth is tilted to 23.6 degrees.
| The path on which the earth move surrounding the sun is called the orbit. The orbit of the earth is elliptical |
In rotation an object may or may not change its position. | In revolution, the object changes its position. |