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Rotation of the Earth
Rotation – when something spins around an axis
Rotating Tops
Rotating Tornadoes
Rotating Earth
Proof the Earth Rotates
Star Trails
Winds Curve
Ocean Currents
Photos of stars made with
time exposure cameras show
circular paths of star trails
proving the Earth is rotating.
The winds on the Earth curve
proving the Earth is rotating.
Ocean currents curve
clockwise in the northern
hemisphere and curve
counterclockwise in the
southern hemisphere
proving the Earth is rotating.
Pendulums Swing and
Change Direction
Pendulums swing and change
direction proving the Earth is
rotating.
Facts about the Rotation of the Earth
Rotation causes
Day and Night
1 Rotation of the Earth
on its axis
Earth’s axis is tilted on a
23.5 degree angle
Earth is tilted in direction of
NORTH STAR
every
23 hours 56 minutes
North Star = Polaris
J. Hoffmann & R. Lemp Notes/ J. Haugh Visuals/ Google Images 2012
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