Multiple choice

Earth's rotation causes everything below except...

  1. night and days

  2. global winds

  3. sunrise and sunset

  4. seasons
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Explanation

Earth's rotation on its axis causes the cycle of day and night, sunrise and sunset, and affects global wind patterns via the Coriolis effect. Seasons are caused by the Earth's axial tilt and its revolution around the sun, not its rotation.

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