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The sunlight that hits the Northand South Poles is spread out that is why it is cold. On the equator it is a more direct hit from the sun.
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At the equinoxes (Vernal and Autumnal) unlight is tangential to the surface at either pole. At the. As the year progresses the angle of incidence changes. After the Vernal equinox, at the north pole, it increases to 23.5 degrees (Earth's tilt on its axis actually varies from near 22 degrees to 24.5 degrees) as the year progresses to the Summer Solstice. Ut then decreases to the rangential state. After the Autumnal equinox the sunlight does not strike the noth pole until the next Vernal equinox. These conditions are reversed at the south pole.
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∙ 15y agoThe sun doesn't move. The earth spins.
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It appears to be one quarter as bright.
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it doe not the earth rotates on its own axis and the sun appears to move in the sky when its actually the earth
Describe how the position of the sun appears to change over a day?
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Does the sun moves from east to west?
No, it appears to move that way because of the earth's rotation.
Why does the sun move across the sky in short words?
The Sun doesn't: "move across the sky" Earth revolves around the Sun which is why it appears to "move across the sky".
Does the sun move in the sky explain?
The Sun appears to move in the sky because we are on the Earth, which rotates once every 24 hours.
The sun appears to rise and set because?
The earth is spinning, so the sun appears to move across the sky, but it isn't moving at all. We are
Why daytime and nigh time occurs in Earth?
because the earth is spinning and as it spins the sun appears to move.
What is the apparent motionof the sun?
It appears to move from east to west due to the rotation of the earth.
What is apparent movement of sun?
It appears to move from east to west because of the earth's rotation.
How the sun appears to move from different places on earth?
well, it doesn't really move. the earth is tilting either away, or twards the sun a it is evolving/ rotating around the sun. that is why we have night and day. sorry if you are religious.
What direction does the sun appear to move across the sky on a daily basis?
The sun appears to move generally from east to west daily due to the rotation of the earth as it revolves around the sun.
How fast does the sun travel over the earth?
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