What is Difference between Rotation and Revolution?

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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.

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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.