Earth rotates around its rotational axis. A plane at a right angle to and bisecting Earth's axis is known as the ________.
A) North Pole
B) plane of the Ecliptic
C) plane of the Equator
D) plane of the meridian
E) Arctic Circle

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A plane at a right angle to and bisecting Earth's axis is known as the plane of the Equator. Choice A is incorrect as the North Pole is one of the points on the axis. Choice B is incorrect as the plane of the Ecliptic is the plane that Earth's orbit around the sun lies in. Choice D is incorrect as the plane of the meridian is a plane perpendicular to the plane of the Equator that runs through the North and South Poles. Choice E is incorrect as the Arctic Circle is a circle of latitude at 66.5 degrees North of the Equator.

Earth Rotates Around Its Rotational Axis