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Why does half of earth experience night when the other half of earth is experiencing day?
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∙ 8y ago
The Sun is a single source of light. Therefore it can only shine its light on one side of the Earth at a time. The other side is then obviously dark. Try shining a torch on a tennis ball in a dark room. One side will by light and the other side will be dark.Apart from the dark and light part,there is also a part that is fairly dark known as the prenumbra.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe world is only in darkness on one side because it is light in the other. This is because of the earth revolving which causes day and night. While it is day on one side, it is night on the other. And because of the earth's tilt, it also gives us seasons.
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∙ 9y agoAs the Earth spins on it's axis, half of the Earth gets the sun's light (day) while the other half does not (night). The sun is able to shine on only part of the globe since part is facing the sun, and the other is not,
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∙ 8y agoEarth is spherical in shape. Only half of it can face the sun at any given time. The side facing the sun experiences day. The other half of Earth, for which the sun is blocked from view, experiences night.
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∙ 11y agoBecause one side faces the Sun and time changes as it turns.
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∙ 14y agothe earth is always half dark because the earth revoles around the sun while rotating on its axis and that means that only half of the earth can get sunlight from the sun at one time.
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∙ 7y agoBecause the sun is far enough away to act as a point source.
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∙ 11y agoThe Earth is always half lit up and half dark.
A single light source can never shine directly on more than 1/2 of a ball,
no matter how far apart they are.
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Day and night are determined by Earth's?
Rotation!! Earth spins around (rotates) and whatever side is facing the sun, that side is experiencing daytime.Revolution around the sun causes seasons, and tilt, I forgot what that causes. And radiation has nothing to do with anything. (I'm assuming that this is a multiple choice question, so I'm explaining the other answers which I've seen pop up). But that's not as important: just know that rotation causes day and night!
Why does the earth have a day and night?
Earth has day and night because it rotates on its axis every 23.25 hours. This is why there is 29 days in February every 4 years. The extra .25 hours add up to a day every 4 years so February has 29 days on each leap-year. when earth rotates around its axis, the side facing the sun is day, and the side facing the opposite (the moon), is night. The sides in between is somewhere in the afternoon or before sunrise.
How does earth move to cause day and night?
when it rotates the other side goes dark and the side facing the sn goes bright this is day and night
When it is night time for us it is day time for people on the other side of the earth true or false?
True!
When it is night-time for us is it day time for people living on the other side of the earth?
Due to Earth's rotation and spin on it's axis, whatever side is facing the Sun will be in daylight and the side of the Earth not facing the Sun will have night-time. So in a nutshell; Yes.
How do you experience day and night?
You experience day and night by the rotation of the Earth on it's axis. The portion of Earth that faces the Earth is day and the other side is night.
Why do the whole world do not experience same day and night?
Because the half of the Earth facing the sun is experiencing day and the other half, that's facing away from the sun, is in the dark. The Sun is Earth's source of light and heat. (which is also why night is colder)
Why does the other side of the earth experience night?
when Earth rotates on its axis then one side of the Earth turns toward sun and the other part is at dark side.so we experience dark.
One side of the earth is facing the sun and the other side is what?
The other side is experiencing night time.
Why is it day time here but night time at Paris?
Because the earth is constantly orbiting around the sun, certain parts will get sunshine while others will be on the 'dark side' - experiencing the night, until the earth spins again, and they pass through the sunlight. It takes approximately twenty four hours for the earth to complete one revolution, or 'day', meaning that at some point one half of the world is experiencing twelve hours of night while the other half is experiencing twelve hours of day. Evidently, the scenario you are talking about is where the halfway point is between the two countries.
Use a diagram to explain why you have night and day?
Rotation of the earth causes day and night. The earth rotates about its axis. when the earth rotates, places facing the sun experiences daylight while those on the other side of the earth that does not experience sunlight experiences darkness or night (NOTE: the earth is a sphere and therefore all places on the earth cannot receive sunlight at the same time). As I said before, the earth rotates and as such, after sometime, places that once experienced daylight experience darkness or night as it moves away from the sun when the sun rotates. likewise places that once experienced night experience day because of the same reason. For better comprehension, see diagram below SITUATION-A SITUATION-B
When it is noon where you live there is a place on earth where it is midnight?
Yes the point on the other side of the globe of the Earth to you is experiencing its local midnight.
What countries experience winter in June?
it is not countries it is only one country and it is Antarctica and the reason for that is because the earth tilts on its axis so while all the other countries at the Southern Hemisphere experiences summer the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing winter
What country on earth gets the sunlight first?
Since the sun only shines on one side of the Earth at a time, one half of the Earth is in darkness and the other half in sunlight. It is only as the sun rotates on it's axis that different areas of the Earth experience night and day. A country never gets sunlight "first", as the night and day around the Earth is constantly changing.
Why do you see other stars at night but not the Sun?
Day and night are caused by Earth rotating. At night the part of Earth you are on is facing away from the sun, so Earth itself blocks the sun from view.
What causes day and night on earth axis?
The spin of Earth causes day and night. The sun is visible from one hemisphere but not the other.
Why do you have daytimer when other places have night?
That is because Earth is round.
