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Answer» Answer: Earth's Rotation Earth spins around its axis, just as a TOP spins around its spindle. This spinning movement is called Earth's rotation. At the same TIME that the Earth spins on its axis, it also orbits, or revolves around the Sun. This movement is called revolution. MORE INFORMATION Earth's rotation is the rotation of planet Earth around its own axis. Earth rotates eastward, in prograde motion. ... Earth rotates once in about 24 hours with respect to the Sun, but once every 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds with respect to other, distant, STARS (see below). |
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