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The rotational axis of the Earth runs through the...

  • A

    geographic North Pole and on the geographic South Pole.

  • B

    geographic North Pole and on the magnetic South Pole.

  • C

    magnetic North Pole and on the magnetic South Pole.

  • D

    magnetic North Pole and on the geographic South Pole.

Refer to figure.
The axis of rotation is an imaginary line that runs through the center of mass of any celestial body, around which the body rotates. For Earth, this axis passes through the geographic North Pole, Earth's center of mass, and the geographic South Pole.

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