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AThe Moon blocking the Sun
BThe Sun moving around Earth
CEarth going around the Sun
DEarth spinning on its axis
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Earth spinning on its axis
Earth turns once about its axis in about a day, so each place faces the Sun and then faces away.
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