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SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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Day and night is created by the way the Earth moves around the sun. What is this movement called?
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Rotation
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Phases
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Seasons
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Solar System
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -"Rotation” refers to an object’s spinning motion about its own axis. “Revolution” refers the object’s orbital motion around another object. For example, Earth rotates on its own axis, producing the 24-hour day. Earth revolves about the Sun, producing the 365-day year.
Detailed explanation-2: -Earth rotates eastward, in prograde motion. As viewed from the northern polar star Polaris, Earth turns counterclockwise.
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