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II. Short Answer Questions · Q15

Q.How will you prove that Earth itself is spinning?

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Step 1. Observe the night sky continuously (or via a long-exposure photograph) for several hours.

Step 2. Every star appears to trace a slow circular arc, all centred on one nearly-fixed point occupied by the pole star (Polaris), which sits almost exactly above Earth's rotation axis. …

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