Does the earth rotate around the sun and revolve on its axis, or is the other way around?

Question

I can't understand when to use rotate and revolve when talking about Earth. I know it sounds retarded but can somebody help?

Don't give me definitions from the dictionary or metaphors..an actual scientific answer would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Rotate on its axis and revolves around the sun.

Answer 2

Earth Rotates Around The Sun

Answer 3

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Does the earth rotate around the sun and revolve on its axis, or is the other way around?
I can't understand when to use rotate and revolve when talking about Earth. I know it sounds retarded but can somebody help?

Answer 4

Actually the Sun to a certain, very small degree rotates around us as well. Yes the Earth's gravity does affect the Sun's motion as well. But, the Sun is thousands or millions of times more massive than Earth, meaning that the Earth rotates around it. If you take the premise that the Sun rotates around the earth instead, you cannot explain the other planet's motion.

Answer 5

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yes... it does because the same side of it is always facing Earth. each time it revolves around the Earth it rotates once. (experiment time) find one person to do this with. one of you will be the Earth and the other is the Moon. the person that is the Moon will go around the person that is the Earth but only face in one direction (ie. if you are outside stay facing north while moving) person Earth will see every side of person Moon. now have person Moon go around Person Earth but stay facing Earth. Person Earth only see person Moons face. now keep person Moon moving the same way but have person Earth walk away, persom Moon will now be spinning.

Answer 6

earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the sun... think of a revolving door. the center rotates... you moving around with it are revolvin g hope this helps... picture it in your mind...

Answer 7

Ususally, the Earth rotates (around its axis) and revolves around the Sun.

But why don't you understand that? Is English your mother tongue? Is it perhaps a language problem?

Answer 8

it rotates on its axis --- that makes one day..
night is when it is not facing the sun,
day is when it faces the sun

it revolves around the sun --- that takes 365 days, one year
and makes the seasons

Answer 9

ro·tate [ rṓ tàyt ]


transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle ro·tat·ed, present participle ro·tat·ing, 3rd person present singular ro·tates)

Definition:

1. turn around axis: to turn like a wheel around an axis or a fixed point, or make something turn around an axis or a fixed point
Earth rotates around the axis through its poles.
The windmill's sails are rotated by the wind.


2. follow in order: to follow in a sequence, taking turns, or make things follow in such a sequence
Rotate the plates in the pile so that they all get used.


3. human resources replace personnel: to be replaced by somebody else, or replace one person or group by another, e.g. in a sports team or military unit
The manager rotates first-string players with promising newcomers in less important games.


4. agriculture vary crops: to vary the crops grown on the same piece of ground so as not to exhaust the soil or make it susceptible to disease, or be varied in this way


re·volve [ ri vólv ]


verb (past and past participle re·volved, present participle re·volv·ing, 3rd person present singular re·volves)

Definition:

1. transitive and intransitive verb move in circular fashion: to move in a circular movement, or send something in a circular movement, either around an object or on a central axis


2. intransitive verb be focused: to have something as a primary focus or theme


3. intransitive verb recur: to happen in cycles or regular periodic intervals




noun (plural re·volves)

Definition:

theater turning stage: a circular part of a stage that can be turned mechanically in order to change a scene

Answer 10

I would say "spin" but it doesn't matter if it is rotate/spin/revolve. It all meant the same.

Ok misunderstood the question.
The Earth orbits around the sun and rotates on its axis. That answers your question.