Rotation and RevolutionVersion en ligne Match the facts. par Debbie Taylor 1 rotate 2 revolve/orbit sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west completed in 24 hours Earth spins on its axis sunrise happens as Earth turns toward the sun one side of Earth has daytime, the other has nighttime sunset happens as Earth turns away from the sun each season lasts about 3 months completed in a year season change as Earth orbits around the sun the part of Earth tilted away from the sun is having winter the part of Earth tilted toward the sun is having summer areas near the equator don't have much change of season