Answer to Question #136439 in General Chemistry for Zinhle

Question

If you were able to look down at our solar system from above, would the Earth be rotating clockwise or counter clockwise? Motivate your answer..

Answer 1

Earth rotates eastward, in prograde motion. As viewed from the north pole star Polaris, Earth turns counterclockwise. The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is the point in the Northern Hemisphere where Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface.