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All planets, asteroids, and sun except few exceptions such as _ and __ rotate in counterclockwise directions.

mars and venus

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venus and uranus

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uranus and saturn

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saturn and venus

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Solution

The correct option is B venus and uranus
All eight planets in the Solar System orbit the Sun in the direction of the Sun's rotation, which is counterclockwise when viewed from above the Sun's north pole.
The exceptions – the planets with clockwise rotation – are Venus and Uranus

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All planets, asteroids, and sun except few exceptions such as _______ and ________ rotate in counterclockwise directions.

The correct option is B venus and uranusAll eight planets in the Solar System orbit the Sun in the direction of the Sun's rotation, which is counterclockwise when viewed from above the Sun's north pole. The exceptions – the planets with clockwise rotation – are Venus and Uranus

All planets, asteroids, and sun except few exceptions such as _ and __ rotate in counterclockwise directions.

The correct option is B venus and uranus
All eight planets in the Solar System orbit the Sun in the direction of the Sun's rotation, which is counterclockwise when viewed from above the Sun's north pole.
The exceptions – the planets with clockwise rotation – are Venus and Uranus