More About Rotation I

Okay, here's the simple breakdown of it all, no frills, made easy for all.

1. Earth's Rotation...

Our direction of rotation is this way, counterclockwise if you are looking at it as if you were hovering over the North Pole. Our axis is actually tilted to about 23.5 degrees from the vertical, but it isn't shown that way here. You will see that in the next mini-lesson.

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Send me to the next BIG lesson! I get the hang of this stuff, already!
Main Sun Screen--Bad pun for the Main Menu