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Standard IX
Geography
Rotation of Earth and Its Effects
The Earth rot...
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The Earth rotates on its axis from ___ to ___.

A
east, west
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north, south
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south, north
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west, east
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Solution

The correct option is D west, east
The Earth rotates on its axis from west to east. Because of this, the Moon, the Sun and all other celestial objects appear to move from east to west across the sky.

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