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The Earth moved around its axis once in 24 hours is called rotation while its motion round the sun once is approximately 356 days is called?

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The Earth moved around its axis once in 24 hours is called rotation while its motion round the sun once is approximately 356 days is called? Answer: Revolution

The Earth's motion around the Sun once (approximately 365 days) is called its Revolution, which is different from Rotation (spinning on its axis for 24 hours) and defines our year, while its orbit is called its orbit.

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