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The earth is never really facing away from the sun- the erath doesn't really have a 'front'. If you are talking about your side of the planet, then when it is away from the sun it is night time.
Chaz Stroman
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When a location on earth faces away from the sun what occurs?
Night
When earth faces away from the sun that side has?
As earth rotates the part that is facing the sun has day light.
Is it night time in ALL parts of the world in th SAME time?
No. Day and night is determined by what part of Earth is facing the sun. Half of the Earth faces toward the sun and half of earth faces away from the sun. As the Earth spins on it's axis, we get daylight in one side of the earth, and night time in the other side of the earth. It is never possible to have night time, or day time, on all the earth at the exact same time.
How far away is the earth from the sun in years?
The Earth is 8.2 light-MINUTES away from the Sun.
Do comet tails face the sun?
No, a comet's tail always faces away from the sun/
As earth there is daylight where earth faces the sun and darkness where earth is turned away from the sun?
Well, the earth still faces the sun. But the moons covers the sun.
Why does you have day and night?
because the earth is aways rotating and when it faces the sun it is day and when it faces away from the sun it is night.
When a location on earth faces away from the sun what occurs?
Night
Why is it night in Africa when it's day in Australia?
The earth rotates as it revolves around the sun. When the side of the earth where Australia is faces the sun the side of the earth where Africa is faces away from the sun. As the earth rotates the side with Africa will turn toward the sun and the side with Australia will rotate away from the sun.
Does the moon have day and night if so why?
Just like the earth, the moon has a side that faces the sun (day) and a side that faces away from the sun (night). During a full moon, the side of the moon that faces the earth is lit by the sun and appears in daylight whereas the side of the moon that faces away from the earth is in shadow (night). During a new moon, the opposite is true. The side of the moon that faces the earth is in shadow (night) and the side that faces away from the earth is exposed to the sun (day).
Why does earth day and night?
Because the earth rotates, when it is day in your part of the world the earth is facing the sun. When its night it faces away from the sun.
What is caused by the earth spinning on its axis?
Day and night. One half of the Earth is always illuminated by the Sun, while the other half faces away. The spinning of the Earth is called its rotation.
What is caused by earth spinning on its axis?
Day and night. One half of the Earth is always illuminated by the Sun, while the other half faces away. The spinning of the Earth is called its rotation.
When earth faces away from the sun that side has?
As earth rotates the part that is facing the sun has day light.
Why do you see the sun at daytime?
the part of the earth that you are on faces the sun. (the earth rotates on its axis) When it faces the sun, you see it.
All of the Moon's surface has faces and earth is lit up is called what?
the answer is the sun
How the earth's spinning causes day and night?
As the earth rotates, different parts of the earth face the sun, that's day. The parts rotated away from the sun don't get any light, so it's night there. So when the earth spins, it faces different directions, away from the sun and facing the sun.
