Multiple choice

What is it called when the Earth spins around on its axis?

  1. orbiting

  2. revolution

  3. circling

  4. rotation
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Explanation

Rotation is the spinning of an object around its own internal axis, which takes about 24 hours for Earth. Revolution refers to the movement of one object around another, such as Earth orbiting the Sun.

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