what word describes a planet's spin on it's axis?

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If the planet travels around the sun this is known as it's orbit, what is it's own spin called

Rotation, as in "Earth's rotation"

2007-02-26 07:31:20 · answer #1 · answered by Scythian1950 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Rotation. http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/the_universe/uts/earth2.html

2007-02-26 15:31:15 · answer #2 · answered by chica 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Um...spin.

2007-02-26 15:26:31 · answer #3 · answered by gebobs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋