GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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The Earth rotates on its axis from -
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West to East
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East to West
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South to North
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North to South
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Because of the Earth’s magnetic field, it rotates from west to east. The rotation of the earth is the cause of the formation of day and night. The direction of the earth’s rotation from west to east is as viewed from the North Pole star Polaris.
Detailed explanation-2: -The primary reason is that the spin of the earth is towards the direction in the east. The magnetic field of the earth makes it rotate in the direction of west to east.
Detailed explanation-3: -Every planet in our solar system except for Venus and Uranus rotates counter-clockwise as seen from above the North Pole; that is to say, from west to east.
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