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What are the characteristics of Earth revolving around the sun?1) Earth revolves 1 degree per day2) It gives us our months, years, and seasons3) Earth revolves in a counter clockwise direction1) Earth revolves 15 degrees per day2) It gives us our day and night3) Earth revolves in a clockwise direction

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What are the characteristics of Earth revolving around the sun?1) Earth revolves 1 degree per day2) It gives us our months, years, and seasons3) Earth revolves in a counter clockwise direction1) Earth revolves 15 degrees per day2) It gives us our day and night3) Earth revolves in a clockwise direction

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The characteristics of Earth revolving around the sun are as follows:

  1. Earth revolves around the sun at an average speed of about 1 degree per day. This is because it takes about 365.25 days for the Earth to complete one full orbit around the sun, and there are 360 degrees in a circle.

  2. The revolution of Earth around the sun is responsible for the change in seasons, the length of the year, and the division of the year into months. As the Earth orbits the sun, the tilt of its axis causes different parts of the Earth to receive different amounts of sunlight at different times of the year. This is what causes the seasons.

  3. The Earth revolves around the sun in a counter-clockwise direction, as viewed from above the North Pole. This is known as prograde motion and is the direction in which all the planets in our solar system revolve around the sun.

  4. The statement that Earth revolves 15 degrees per day is incorrect. As mentioned above, the Earth revolves around the sun at an average speed of about 1 degree per day.

  5. The rotation of the Earth on its axis, not its revolution around the sun, is what gives us day and night. The Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours. As the Earth rotates, different parts of the Earth face towards or away from the sun, causing day and night.

  6. The statement that Earth revolves in a clockwise direction is also incorrect. As mentioned above, the Earth revolves around the sun in a counter-clockwise direction.

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