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Define rotation and revolution.

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Rotation is the movement of the earth on its axis. The earth takes about 24 hours to complete one rotation around its axis.
The movement of the earth around the sun in a fixed path or orbit is called Revolution. It takes 365 days (one year) to revolve around the sun.

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