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Does earth spins on it's axis from east to west causing night and day?
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Yes. Because Earth spins around the sun and rotates on its axis, different parts of the world face the sun at a different time, causing day and night.
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Your question is about the earth's orbit causing night and day. The answer for that is NO. It's the earth's rotation that causes night and day. The earth's axis of rotation compare to the orbit is what causes the seasons.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe moon has no effect on this cycle.
However, the earth rotates on its axis and is tilted by 23.5 degrees.
This rotation creates the night and day.
The tilt of earth changes the relational length of night and day throughout our year.
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoNo,
First understand that night is caused when a point on a planet rotates with the planet so that it is not pointing towards the sun (it rotates into the shadow of its planet).
On Earth as the planet rotates once on its axis every 24 hours, a point on its surface will be in shadow for 12 hours at a time.
Earth's orbit round the Sun causes the seasons.
Note that if the earth did not rotate, the orbit of the Earth around the sun would indeed be responsible for night and day - but night would last half the year and day would be the other half of the year. If the earth were locked rotationally with the sun such that it always kept one face to the sun (This is more or less the situation with the earth and the moon), one side of the earth would always have day and the other always be in night.
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoThe Earth's orbit does not significantly affect day and night, but it does affect the seasons. The things that affect day and night are the rotation of the Earth and the tilt of the Earth.
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoDay and night are affected by the Sun, not by the Moon. The Moon can give some light, but it is insignificant compared to the Sun's light.
Wiki User
∙ 15y agoIt does not, really. Night and day are caused by the Earth spinning on its axis; the Moon and its orbit don't affect that.
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoThe Earth spins on its axis, and the rotation into and away from the sunlight causes day and night.
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What does the earth rotate or spin on?
Its axis The earth rotates around its axis - an imaginary line running from the North Pole through the centre of the earth to the South Pole. It rotates around this line once every day. it is this rotation which causes day and night. axis
WHICH SIDE the axis of the earth is tilted?
The Earth spins about its axis. That defines the Earth's axis. It is the axis of spin that is tilted. If the Earth were not spinning it would not have an axis.
Earth spins around an imaginary line called?
Earth spins on a imaginary line called an Axis that's what it rotates on aswell. An axis has an angel for the Earth to spin on. An Equator is another imaginary line.
The earth spins on its what?
On its AXIS. The axis if an imaginary line that strikes through the Earth from North Pole to South Pole through the centre of the Earth.
When earth spins on its axes?
another name for earth spinning on its axis is rotation.
Earth spins on its?
If you mean earth spins in its? Then the answer is Earth spins on its axis, while also orbiting the Sun.
How is earth responsible for the day and night?
Earth spins around the sun, while spining on its axis, and while doing so it turns away from the sun, thus causing day and night! This is also responsible for the seasons...
How does earth have day and night?
because earth spins on its,axis half on the years.it dark for 1hal
What does the earth spins on?
the earth spins on an axis, which is carried over by conservation of angular momentum when the earth was created
Does night and day occur because the earth spins or rotates on it's axis?
Yes as it spins one side gets day , and the other gets night.
What are earths motions?
The motion of the Earth is like the motion of a top; a precession. The Earth spins on it's axis and makes a full rotation every 23 hr. and 56 min. causing day and night.
Why is there daytime and night time on mars?
good question, the answer is as earth spins on an axis mars does so it has day and night just like earth!
Does the earth orbit the sun to get day and night?
No, it spins around in a circle on its axis. When the Earth is facing the sun, it is day. When it faces the moon, it is night.
What does the earth rotate or spin on?
Its axis The earth rotates around its axis - an imaginary line running from the North Pole through the centre of the earth to the South Pole. It rotates around this line once every day. it is this rotation which causes day and night. axis
How earth moves to cause day and night?
The Earth orbits the sun. While it orbits, the Earth spins on its axis. When the Earth spins, some part is always facing the sun, but some is not. This constant spinning creates day and night.
Does the earth spin around the moon or the sun?
The moon spins around the earth once a month. The earth spins around the sun once a year and the earth spins on it axis once a day giving rise to night and day. So in answer to your question the earth spins around the sun and the moon spins around the earth.
What does a earth spin on?
The Earth spins on an axis.
