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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.
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Explain the meaning of the orbit of the earth?
It means how the earth orbits every day. From morning to night. The rotation of the earth towards the sun.
Why the sun arise at day time and the moon arise at night time?
Day happens because we are in the sun's direct light. The sun seems to "arise" when actually the earth is rotating. The moon can be out in the "daytime" the moon's orbit around the earth has little to do with night and day. Although the moon is brighter at night.
How many day does the moon orbit the sun?
The Moon does not orbit the Sun. It orbits the Earth.
When can perpetual day or night occur at the poles?
During that part of Earth's orbit that brings a pole to face the Sun.
How does the sun moon stars earth moon move during day?
Earth rotates on its axis The moon orbits the Earth The sun IS a star so stars move the same way Earth takes a year to orbit the sun Moon takes a month to orbit the earth Earth takes a day to orbit around its axis The Sun does NOT move
Does earth spins on it's axis from east to west causing night and day?
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. +++++++ Answer ++++++++++ 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.
Explain the meaning of the orbit of the earth?
It means how the earth orbits every day. From morning to night. The rotation of the earth towards the sun.
How do we get day and night?
We get day and night because, the Earth spins on it's axis around the sun, when the part of the Earth you live in is facing the sun it is day to you. The Moon orbits the earth, for the moon to orbit the Earth once it takes 28 days, when the Moon is facing the part of the Earth you live on it is night to you. Hope this helped x
The movement of the earth around the sun?
Either orbit or revolution, they both work.
What is one complete round of earth on orbit?
Rather simplified: one orbit of the Earth round the Sun is a year. One rotation of the Earth on its axis is a day and a night of 24 hours.
Why the sun arise at day time and the moon arise at night time?
Day happens because we are in the sun's direct light. The sun seems to "arise" when actually the earth is rotating. The moon can be out in the "daytime" the moon's orbit around the earth has little to do with night and day. Although the moon is brighter at night.
How many day does the moon orbit the sun?
The Moon does not orbit the Sun. It orbits the Earth.
When can perpetual day or night occur at the poles?
During that part of Earth's orbit that brings a pole to face the Sun.
Why is the sun in the sky but not sometimes?
The sun always is in the sky. Sometimes you can not see it because it is concealed behind clouds. At night, you will not be able to see the sun from your location, because the earth has rotated away from the sun.
Are Night and day on earth caused by the earth's revolution around the sun?
No, 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.
When earth is facing the sun?
The Earth ALWAYS faces the Sun. However, the Earth rotates. So one half of the Earth is in sunlight (Day time) and the other half of the Earth is in darkness (night time). We always face the Sun, because we , the Earth, is held there in its orbit about the Sun , because of Sun/Earth gravity.
Why do you have longer and shorter days in the year?
It is because of movement of earth around sun. earth's orbit is elliptical and its distance from sun varies in a year so the duration of day and night also varies.
