Left Side: What is the difference between a rotation and a revolution? What about the difference between a revolution and an orbit?

REV LUTI N

•Involves two or more objects

•Object moves around a fixed point,

usually another object

•Object follows an orbit or pathway

Important Terms

revolution – making a complete path around

another object

orbit – the path that one object in space takes

around another object in space

1. The Earth spinning on its axis. Rotation

Revolution 2. Going around a larger body. Rotation

Revolution

Revolution

4. Causes the Earth’s seasons. Revolution Rotation

5. Creates a year.

3. 24 hours. Rotation Revolution

Revolution Rotation

6. The moon going around Earth. Revolution Rotation

Identify the motion being shown in each of these pictures. Each team must write their answers for each

figure in the form of a question.

Earth

Figure #1 Rotation Revolution

Figure #2

Rotation

Revolution

Planet

Reflection (L)

• What is the difference between a

rotation and a revolution?

– I know …

• What about the difference between a

revolution and an orbit?

– I know …