Question

Differentiate between rotation and revolution of the Earth.

Answer 1

The differences between rotation and revolution of the Earth are as follows:
$$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Rotation}& \text{Revolution}\\ \text{- Rotation is the movement of the Earth on its axis.}& \text{- Revolution is the movement of the Earth around the Sun.}\\ \text{- Rotation takes around 24 hours.}& \text{- Revolution takes 365 days and 6 hours.}\\ \text{- Days and nights occur due to rotation of the Earth.}& \text{- Seasons change due to revolution of the Earth.}\\ \text{- The Earth rotates on its axis, which is an imaginary line.}& \text{- The Earth revolves around the Sun in an elliptical path.}\end{array}$$