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Earth’s Yearly Orbit
Earth travels around the Sun on a long, almost circular path. It takes about one year to go all the way around once.
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In the picture
- The Sun: the star at the center of the orbit.
- The orbit path: the loop Earth follows around the Sun.
- Earth: the planet moving along the loop.
- The motion arrow: the direction Earth travels along the loop.
Examples
- A birthday comes around once each year.
- After one full year, the same calendar month returns.
Key takeaways
- Earth takes about 365 days to complete one orbit around the Sun.
- One full trip around the Sun is called a year.
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