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Question isn't about the word 'How'. Question concerns rotation vs revolution
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Ways to answer "How" question The Difference between Revolving and Rotating

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Given:

The moon is a satellite of the earth, revolving around the earth once every twenty-nine and a half days.The The moon itself rotates very slowly but it does so very slowly.

Question:

How does the moon rotate around the earth?

Possible Answers:

1.The moon rotates the earth once every twenty-nine and a half days.

  1. The moon rotates around the earth once every twenty-nine and a half days.

2.The moon rotates the earth, revolving very slowly.

  1. The moon rotates around the earth, revolving very slowly.

Which answer is suitable, manner or interval?

Given:

The moon is a satellite of the earth, revolving around the earth once every twenty-nine and a half days.The moon itself rotates very slowly but it does so very slowly.

Question:

How does the moon rotate the earth?

Possible Answers:

1.The moon rotates the earth once every twenty-nine and a half days.

2.The moon rotates the earth, revolving very slowly.

Which answer is suitable, manner or interval?

Given:

The moon is a satellite of the earth, revolving around the earth once every twenty-nine and a half days. The moon itself rotates very slowly but it does so very slowly.

Question:

How does the moon rotate around the earth?

Possible Answers:

  1. The moon rotates around the earth once every twenty-nine and a half days.
  1. The moon rotates around the earth, revolving very slowly.

Which answer is suitable, manner or interval?

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