2006-10-18 12:11:38 · 18 answers · asked by Monica K 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Both. It spins on its own axis and also goes around the sun.
2006-10-18 12:14:14 · answer #1 · answered by Kuji 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just to add to the picture, not only is the Earth spinning on its axis, and orbiting the Sun, the Sun itself is moving around the Galaxy, taking about 200 million years to do a full turn. That works out at a healthy 235 miles per second...
2006-10-20 00:46:03 · answer #2 · answered by Paul FB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suppose technically, it "spins" on it's axis and "goes" round the Sun in it's Orbit. But just to complicate things a little, the Earth "wobbles" on it's axis and completes a "wobble" once every 26,000 years, (if I remember correctly). So I suppose in that case, it could be said that the Earth "Spins" & "goes round" both at the same time!
Bye-Bye for now.
2006-10-18 18:49:42 · answer #3 · answered by Richard A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both - it goes round the sun and also spins on its own axis.
2006-10-21 06:44:05 · answer #4 · answered by debzc 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both. The Earth spins around its own axis producing day and night, and also revolves around the sun producing the seasons.
2006-10-18 12:20:35 · answer #5 · answered by ArgumentativeButNotInsulting 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gravity is the rigidity that keeps us all from falling. Centrifugal rigidity is the choice rigidity the comparable once you notice outfits pinned to the element of the washing gadget drum for the duration of spinning cycle. that's gravitational pull of the sunlight that prevents us slewing off into deep area. the better the mass the greater gravity. once you're in area you have 0 gravity and you will basically drift. So the gravitational pull of our planet keeps us in place. Cheers
2016-12-26 22:46:55 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It spins (a)round its axis
2006-10-18 12:14:08 · answer #7 · answered by potterlike 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BOTH! It spins around, and goes around the sun
2006-10-18 12:15:39 · answer #8 · answered by mark_carpo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does both. The world rotates on its own axis and also rotates around the sun.
2006-10-18 12:23:56 · answer #9 · answered by Mr curious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both.
The earth revolves around the sun, which gives us our years and seasons.
The earth also rotates about it's north-south axis, it takes 24 hours to do one complete rotation. This is why we have days.
2006-10-18 12:14:22 · answer #10 · answered by Phillip 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋