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Different motions have different periods - Online practice 3

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Motion description: The Moon travels around Earth. Orbit means travelling around another body; rotation means turning on an axis. Earth does both: one orbit takes about a year and one rotation about a day. Other planets have their own orbital periods. Use a paper/tabletop model, no running or swinging objects and no direct Sun viewing.

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