Earth's Rotations

Earth’s Rotations

Earth is constantly spinning on its axis, an imaginary line passing through the North and South Poles. This motion is called rotation, and Earth takes approximately 24 hours to complete one full turn. Earth’s rotation is responsible for the cycle of day and night, the apparent movement of the Sun and star...

Did you know why the Sun rises from the east and sets in the west daily? It’s not the Sun that moves. It’s Earth spinning on its axis.

Earth’s axis is an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole.

This spinning motion, called rotation, takes 24 hours to complete, giving us day and night.

But there’s more to...