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Is it true that Polaris does not seem to move as the earth rotates?
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Is it true that Polaris does not seem to move as Earth rotates?
Yes, Polaris always seems to "hover" over the North Pole.
What directions do the stars seem to move as the earth rotates on its axis?
They seem to move to the West, like the Sun does.
What causes the circumpolar stars to appear to move around polaris?
The apparent daily movement of the stars in the sky is a reflection of Earth's rotation. Earth rotates around its axis; as a reflection of this, the entire sky rotates around an "axis", which is simply the extension of Earth's axis. By chance, the star Polaris is almost exactly on the line of the Earth's axis, extended into space. So, as the Earth rotates the stars appear to rotate around Polaris. Circumpolar stars never go below the observer's horizon, so they just seem to go in circles around Polaris.
Why does the little dipper appear to move?
since earth rotates, the constellations will seem to move across the sky.
Why do stars and constallations change location over the course of one night?
This is a simple one to answer. The Earth rotates and as it rotates, the stars seem to move across the sky.
The sun appears to move across the sky each day is it true or false?
If by "seem to move" you are referring to perspective then it is true, since the Earth rotates on an axis and revolves around the sun, if we do not know that it is the Earth that is moving, it would seem that stars move across the sky, except for the pole star Polaris, which is aligned with the north axis and remains "fixed" in its place.
What effects the position of the sun?
The sun does not move. The earth rotates on its own axis making it seem like the sun is moving..
Does Polaris appear to move during the night?
Why does Polaris not seem to move during the night? 1 point BECAUSE IT IS LOCATED NEAR THE NORTH POLE BECAUSE IT IS FIXED IN THE SKY BECAUSE URSA MINOR DOES NOT MOVE BECAUSE IT REVOLVES AROUND THE SUN WITH EARTH
Why doesn't Polaris seem to move?
The apparent "movement" of the stars through the night sky is due to the rotation of the Earth. The observer on Earth is going around in a big circle every day. The center of that circle is the axis of rotation of the Earth. (The longer term movement due to the orbit around the Sun every year does not affect the apparent position of the stars because they are so far away.) Polaris is (almost) in line with the Earth's axis of rotation. At night, as the Earth rotates, Polaris appears to stay at one point in the sky as the sky rotates around it. That point is the North Celestial Pole. Polaris is used for simple navigation because it is at a height in degrees above the horizon equal to your North latitude. (At the North Pole it would be straight up, so 90 degrees. In London, for instance, that number is 51½ degrees.)
The sun seem to 'set' in the west why?
It doesnt seem to it just does because the Earth rotates from West to East.
Why does the north star appear to stay still in the night sky?
The NorthStar(Polaris) isthe star that never moves in the sky asEarth rotates.Actually, it does move a little bit, because it's notexactly over the North pole.
Why does the sun seem to rise in the east and set in the west?
Because our earth rotates from west to east
