ConcepTest: Rotation
This material was originally created for
Starting Point:Introductory Geology and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.
Initial Publication Date: May 8, 2006
Question:
It takes 24 hours—one day—for one complete rotation of Earth. How long would it take for the Sun to strike every location on the equator if Earth did not rotate on its axis?
a. neverb. one season
c. 24 hours
d. one year
Student Responses:
No data yet. The correct response is D.
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