Which of the following statements is/are true? Statement I: Rotation of Earth causes day and night. Statement II: Direction in which Earth rotates is from East to West.
A
Only Statement I
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B
Statement I and Statement II
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C
Only Statement II
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D
None of the above
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Solution
The correct option is A Only Statement I Rotation is the movement of the Earth in which the Earth rotates around its own axis.The Earth rotates from West to East. The change between day and night is caused by the rotation of the Earth. One side of the Earth faces the sun and thus is bathed in light ,thus called day time, while the other faces away into space that experiences dark and thus known as night time.