Science glossary · South Africa
Revolution
One full trip of an object around another, such as Earth around the Sun.
Earth takes about 365 and a quarter days to complete one revolution around the Sun. That is one year.
Example: Earth completes a revolution around the Sun once a year.
Lessons, worksheets, practice and tools on this: Space and the solar system.
Related words
- Phases of the Moon: The changing shape of the lit part of the Moon we see from Earth.
- Orbit: The curved path of one object around another in space.
- Rotation: The spinning of an object around its own axis.