Look at the sun and earth below. Color in the night side of the earth. Look at the sun and earth below. Color in the night side of the earth. Rotation refers to the turning of a body around its own axis .
Revolution refers to the orbit of one body around another .
The diagram below shows the Earth and Moon as viewed from space far above the north pole of the Earth. Keep the marked side toward you at every position. The bright portion of the moon as seen from the earth changes shape as it passes through different phases. Waxing and waning are used to describe crescent and gibbous moons. Start with the Waxing Crescent phase.