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In ancient times darkness was thought to descend on the world and after a long interval daylight would break through the darkness. Or, on more of an observational level, the sun appears to "fall" below the horizon, bringing on night, and to "break free" of the horizon, bringing on day.
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Why does the earth have day and night?
Earth is rotating on its axis and day and night occur as a result as the Earth spin. If the Sun is shining on a part of the Earth, they are having day time. If a part of the Earth is facing away from the Sun, there are having night time.
What is the duration of Day Night Day Night?
A day is 12 hoursA night is 12 hours
How do clouds keep us warm at night?
well... during the day the sun heats up the earth. and when night falls and its cloudy the clouds act like a blanket and keep the heat in better than if it was not cloudy at night. (Just wanted to tell that i didn't think of this someone else did.)
How does gravity cause day and night?
Gravity does not cause the day and the night.
Is 12.15 am day or night?
It is night time.
What falls but deosn't break and what breaks but doesn't fall?
night falls but never breaks and day breaks but never fall
What falls but doesn't break and what breaks but doesn't fall?
Night falls but doesn't break, and day breaks but doesn't fall.
What falls but doesn't break and breaks but never falls?
Night falls, as in the expression meaning "night is approaching", but it doesn't break, as "night" is an abstract noun. And day breaks, as in the expression "daybreak", meaning the time of day during which the sun first appears. However, "day", as well, is an abstract noun and cannot literally fall.
What fall and doesn't break and what breaks but doesn't fall?
Night falls but doesn't break, and day breaks but doesn't fall!
Solve this riddle whatever falls it breaks whatever breaks it falls?
The riddle goes like this-What falls, but does not break, and what breaks but does not fall? Night falls
What falls but never breaks and what breaks but never falls?
Rain falls but never breaks; day breaks but never falls.
What breaks but never falls and falls but never breaks?
you
Answer to the shortest day and longest night in south Africa 2010?
20th June is the shortest day and longest night and it falls on a Sunday, so have a sleep in!
What falls but never breaks what breaks but never fall?
nothing that's impossible
How many pennies can you count in one day?
how fast are you counting? assuming 1 penny a second, day and night, no breaks, 86,400.
A worm falls down a 17 feet during the day he crawls 3 feet at night he falls down 2 feet how many days will it take him to crawl out?
Each (day + night) he moves 1 foot closer to the top.After 14 (day + night)'s, he is 14 feet closer to the top = 3 feet from the top.On the 15th day, he climbs 3 feet, reaches the top, falls out on the ground, and expires from starvation.15 days.
A thing which doesn't break when it falls on the ground but it breaks when it falls in water?
shadow
