Earth's revolution and rotation around the Sun, explained
Earth's rotation on its axis and its revolution around the Sun.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Transcript
NARRATOR: Earth experiences two different motions, rotation and revolution. Earth spins on its axis, and it takes one day to do so. In one day Earth makes one rotation on its axis. Earth also travels on an elliptical orbit around the Sun. And it takes one year to make a complete trip. In one year Earth makes one revolution around the Sun.