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Does the following statement describe revolution or rotation?

When it is daytime in one area of the world it is nighttime on the opposite side of the world,

A)Rotation

B)Revolution

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it is rotation because because the earth is spinning every 24 hours
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Answer:

this describes rotation

Step-by-step explanation:

rotation means spinning on an axis, revolution means going in a circle around an object. a year would be a revolution and a day would be a rotation.

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