Movements of Earth and MoonVersion en ligne Find the correct answers. par María Ángeles Galindo Barrena 1 Earth's revolution. 2 Earth's rotation. 3 The movements of the Moon. Earth orbits the Sun. Earth takes 365 days to go all the way around the Sun. The Sun’s rays don’t reach all parts of Earth in the same way because of Earth’s revolution and because it rotates on a tilted axis. . This is what causes the seasons of the year Earth spins on its axis, which is an imaginary line that unites the poles. For this reason it is daytime in some places and night in others. The Sun’s rays reach different parts of Earth at different times Earth takes a day to do one complete 360º. because of Earth’s rotation. This cycle the lunar month. The Moon also spins on its axis and orbits Earth. It takes 28 days to complete the two movements of rotation and revolution. The Moon looks different from Earth depending on the way the Sun’s rays shine on it and its position in relation to Earth. These different images are called the phases of the Moon: Waxing Moon. New Moon. Full Moon. Waning Moon.