Now spin the turntable counterclockwise. This is the direction that the Earth turns (or rotates), when viewed from the north pole. The turntable is modeling the northern hemisphere of the Earth. Draw a straight line across the turntable using a different colored marker, while spinning it at a constant speed. Be sure to watch that your marker follows a straight path! Label the beginning of the line you drew with an arrow point- ng in the direction the marker moved. Note that the line you drew is a curve. 3. With the starting point of the line directly in front of you, in which direction was line deflected?