SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

THE SUN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does REVOLUTION mean?
A
To SPIN
B
To ORBIT or GO AROUND
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -"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. A satellite revolves around a planet.

Detailed explanation-2: -In addition to rotating on its axis, the Earth also travels around the sun in a path called an orbit. The motion around the sun along its orbit is called a revolution. The amount of time it takes for a single trip around the sun is called a period of revolution.

Detailed explanation-3: -An orbit is a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one. An object in an orbit is called a satellite. A satellite can be natural, like Earth or the moon. Many planets have moons that orbit them.

Detailed explanation-4: -The orbital period (also revolution period) is the amount of time a given astronomical object takes to complete one orbit around another object. In astronomy, it usually applies to planets or asteroids orbiting the Sun, moons orbiting planets, exoplanets orbiting other stars, or binary stars.

Detailed explanation-5: -Planets and moons revolve in elliptical orbits. One orbital revolution of a planet takes one year, while a revolution of the Moon takes a month. Astronomers usually use different words for the orbit of a planet around a star, and for the spin of a planet about its own axis.

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