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The rotation of the earth is what causes the sun to appear to set

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Does the earths revolution around the sun causes the sun to rise in the east and set in the west everyday?

No, the Earth's revolution around the sun is not related to the rising and setting of the sun on a daily basis, which is caused by the Earth's rotation on its axis.


Why does the moon and sun appear to rise in the east and set in the west?

The rotation and revolution of earth are responsible for it, but sometimes there is lunar eclipse.


How is the rotation of earth causes the sun to set a scientific theory?

The Sun is at the centre of our solar system. the Earth not only orbits the Sun - but also spins on its axis. The spinning of the earth presents a different area of the planet's surface towards the Sun - making the sun appear to rise and set.


What motion of the Earth causes the sun to seem to rise and set each day?

The sun appears to rise and set every 24 hours because of Earth's rotation on its tilted axis about the sun. The sun is located at the center of the solar system and does not change in position. However, as the Earth makes one complete revolution every 24 hours, different regions of the world pass through the sun's light, causing the effects of a sunrise and a sunset.


What causes day and night on earth earths revolution around the sun or earth's rotation on its axis?

Earth's rotation on its axis causes day and night. Earth's revolution around the sun causes the seasons.


Why does the sun appear more in the summer than the winter?

because of the revolution


What causes the seasonal pattern?

The earth's revolution around the sun.


Where does the sun appear to rise then to set?

Rise in the East and set in the West.


Does the sun set into the sea?

No, the sun does not technically set into the sea. The Earth revolves around the sun which makes the sun appear to set into the sea especially when you are watching a sunset at the beach.


What motion does the sun appear to make due to Earth's revolution?

wobbling motion


Rotation or revolution which motion of earth brings morning and which brings summer?

The rotation of the Earth brings morning as it causes the Sun to appear to rise in the eastern sky. The revolution of the Earth around the Sun brings summer when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun, resulting in longer days and warmer temperatures.


What causes sun to set?

Rotation of the Earth, with the sun going out of view.