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In which direction does Earth rotate?
eastward around its axis
in an ellipse around the Sun
counterclockwise around the Sun
from north to south around its axis
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eastward around its axis
Earth spins west-to-east (often described as eastward), which is why the Sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west. (Viewed from above the North Pole this spin is counterclockwise, but “counterclockwise around the Sun” describes its orbital motion, not its axial rotation.)
Earth spins west-to-east (often described as eastward), which is why the Sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west. (Viewed from above the North Pole this spin is counterclockwise, but “counterclockwise around the Sun” describes its orbital motion, not its axial rotation.)
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