Difference between path.normalize and path.resolve in Node.js

What is the difference (if any) between path.normalize(your_path) and path.resolve(your_path)? I know path.resolve(...) can accept multiple arguments, but is the behavior with a single argument the same as calling path.normalize()? EDIT: If they are supposed to behave the same way, I don't understand the purpose of exposing the path.normalize(...) function when you can simply pass the path into pa