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How Are Orbit and Revolution related ?

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An orbit is essentially the motion of an object (be it a planet, a moon, a spacecraft) around a star, moon, or planet. A revolution is the movement of an object around an axis of rotation, or a centre, or another object. The earth revolves around the sun, but the earth is also in orbit around the sun.
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Step-by-step explanation:

Orbit is when an object or a planet orbits another feature in space

revolution is when a planet orbits and revolves at the same time.

revolves means spinning

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