CAPF · 2024 Geography › GeomorphologyConsider the following statements regarding the rotation of the Earth: 1. Since the Earth rotates by 15° each hour, time zones normally differ by one hour 2. At the International Date Line, the calendar day changes – advancing a day for eastward travel, dropping back a day for westward travel 3. Daylight saving time advances the clock by one hour 4. The Moon rotates and revolves about the Earth in the same direction that the Earth revolves around the Sun Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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