Which of the following is not an effect produced by rotation of earth?
A. It causes days and nights
B. All heavenly bodies like sun, moon, planets appear to move from East to West
C. Winds change their directions
D. Poles have days and nights of 6 months duration
Answer: Option D
Solution(By Examveda Team)
The earth is tilted on its axis, because of which very poor sunlight is allowed to reach the north and south poles. When the north pole is tilted towards the sun,it experiences continuous day light for six months. And when the pole is tilted on the other side, it experiences continuous night for six months.Related Questions on Earth
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