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Describes a backward rotation which causes the sun to rise in the west and set in the east?
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The word you're looking for is "retrograde".
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Why do you see the sun rising in the east and set in the west?
It is not the Sun that Is moving across the sky, although it does look like it. No it is because Earth's rotation causing it to look as if the Sun was moving and not us. Our planets rotation makes it look as if the sun rises in the east, because we have a rotation of west to east, which causes it that appearance.
Why do the sun and moon rise?
The Earth's rotation causes the sun and moon to 'rise' and 'set. The rotation also causes the sun and moon to move across the sky from east to west, but really this is an illusion we see on out planet.
What causes the most readily observed east-to-west motion of the objects in the night sky caused by?
This illusion is caused by the west-to-east rotation of the earth.
What explains the motion of the sun?
The Earth's rotation causes the Sun to rise in the east and set in the west every day.
What causes the motion of a planet like mercury that you see in 24 hours?
The rotation of the earth causes us to think the other planets and stars are moving from east to west.
Explain what is meant by Venus retrograde rotation?
Oddly, Venus rotates from east to west, the opposite direction from most other planets and moons. This type of rotation is called retrograde rotation, from the Latin words for "moving backward".
What is the spinning rotation of a planet from east to west?
Retrograde rotation
Which of the following statements correctly explains the motion of the Sun?
The Earth's rotation causes the Sun to rise in the east and set in the west every day
What is the rotation of all the planets?
Looked at from the direction of the Pole Star, most of the planets appear to move anticlockwise, the same sense of rotation that causes the Sun to rise in the east every day. The exceptions are Venus and Uranus.
What is the name given to the east-to-west rotation on Venus?
Venus rotation about its axis, in which the sun appears to rise in the west and set in the east, is called a retrograde rotation.
What is the spinning rotation of a planet from east to west called?
Answer: Retrograde Rotation
What way does Hercules move across the sky?
All stars (and constellations) move from east to west, due to Earth's rotation (which is from west to east).All stars (and constellations) move from east to west, due to Earth's rotation (which is from west to east).All stars (and constellations) move from east to west, due to Earth's rotation (which is from west to east).All stars (and constellations) move from east to west, due to Earth's rotation (which is from west to east).
