UNIVERSE
ASTEROIDS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The earth rotates around the sun.
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The earth revolves around the sun.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is All planets revolve around the sun. When all the planets revolve around the sun, it is called a revolution. Earth takes 365 days to revolve around the sun, which makes it one year.
Detailed explanation-2: -Earth revolves in orbit around the sun in 365 days, 6 hours, 9 minutes with reference to the stars, at a speed ranging from 29.29 to 30.29 km/s. The 6 hours, 9 minutes adds up to about an extra day every fourth year, which is designated a leap year, with the extra day added as February 29th.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Earth’s orbit makes a circle around the sun. At the same time the Earth orbits around the sun, it also spins. In science, we call that rotating on its axis. Since the Earth orbits the sun AND rotates on its axis at the same time we experience seasons, day and night, and changing shadows throughout the day.
Detailed explanation-4: -Rotation is the movement of the earth on its axis. The movement of the earth around the sun in a fixed path or orbit is called Revolution.