The Sense of Earth's Rotation

The sense of Earth's rotation as seen from this vantage point is __________ around the north pole as seen from above.

The sense of Earth's rotation as seen from this vantage point is counter clockwise around the north pole as seen from above. Counter clockwise is simply a description of the way and direction it is spinning. If one were to look at the second hand on a clock face, it moves around the clock from left to right in what is called a clockwise motion, counter clockwise is simply the reverse of that.

The sense of Earth's rotation is described as which direction when viewed from above the north pole?

The sense of Earth's rotation is described as counter clockwise when viewed from above the north pole.

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