Question

Which are the two types of movement of the planets?

Answer 1

Planets have two types of movement: rotation and revolution.

1. Rotation is the movement caused when a planet rotates on its axis; for example, the Earth rotates from west to east on its axis.
2. Revolution is the movement when a planet revolves around the Sun in a fixed path. The path of revolution of each planet is either egg-shaped or elliptical; this path is known as an orbit.