question: Earth's axis is an imaginary line passing through which poles?
distractor3: East and North
distractor1: west and south
distractor2: southwest and south
correct_answer: north and south
support: Earth's axis is an imaginary line passing through the North and South Poles. Earth's rotation is its spins on its axis. Rotation is what a top does around its spindle. As Earth spins on its axis, it also orbits around the Sun. This is called Earth's revolution . These motions lead to the cycles we see. Day and night, seasons, and the tides are caused by Earth's motions.