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The earth rotates on its axis, like a Basketball spinning. This causes certain parts of the earth to face the sun, and others to face away from the sun, resulting in day and night.
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Do stars move in circles during the night?
stars don't move, the earth does.
Why the star on the celestial sphere appear to move during the night when you observe them from earth?
It appears to move because it is a moving object and you are observing it from Earth.
What makes the stars appear to move accros the night sky and in what direction do they move?
because the earth moves(:
What makes constellations appear to move across the night time sky?
the earth because the earth moves
Thoes the sun move westwards around the earth?
no the sun doesnt move. the earth orbits the sun and rotates on its axis; that's why we have day and night.
Constellations seem to move in the sky each night because of Earth's?
...rotation.
What direction does the moon move across the sky at night?
it depends where on the earth you are standing
Why do stars appear to move across the Earth's sky each night?
because earth rotates on its axis
Why do stars and constellation appear to move in the night sky?
Stars and constellations appear to move in the night sky because the Earth is rotating, while the stars and constellations stay there.
Why do we have day and night and how often?
The earth is move around everyday and the other side of the earth is facing away from the light so we have night if we have light from the sun we have day. Day happen everyday and so does night.
How does the the Earth move to cause day and night?
it runs on an imangener line called an axis
How does the earth move cause night and day?
it runs on an imangener line called an axis
