The angular momentum vector of Earth, due to its daily rotation, is directed:
A)tangent to the equator toward the east
B)tangent to the equator toward the west
C)north
D)south
E)toward the sun

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The angular momentum vector of Earth due to its daily rotation is directed north because it points perpendicular to the plane of rotation, which, for Earth's rotation around its axis, is along the axis from the south pole to the north pole.

The Angular Momentum Vector of Earth, Due to Its Daily