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What is the word for when the sun appears to be moving across the sky because of the Earth's rotation?
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∙ 10y ago
The phrase I use is " the Sun's diurnal motion".
I'm not sure there's just one word for this. Someone else may know better.
(Diurnal means "daily".)
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∙ 10y ago
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What causes the sun and monn to move across earths sky?
This is caused by Earth's rotation.
What can be observed by earths rotation on its axis?
The passage of the sun across the sky during daylight, and the stars circling round the axis during darkness.
How does the sun move from sunrise to sunset?
The sun appears to move from sunrise to sunset due to the Earth's rotation on its axis. As the Earth spins, different parts of it are exposed to the sun's light, creating the effect of the sun moving across the sky.
Why do stars and sun move across your sky?
Because of the rotation of the planet and the view.
How many earths fit across the moon?
0.578987334321 Earths fit into the moon because the moon is smaller than the Earth
Explain how the sun appears to move across the sky during one of earths rotatons discuss the direction and the speed of the sun in your answer?
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Why do stars appear to move across the Earth's sky each night?
because earth rotates on its axis
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.
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
Is it true or false does the sun move across the sky each day because of earths revolution?
True fule
Why does the moon appears to travel across the sky?
Because it does travel across the sky, the moon orbits the earth, the earth doesn't orbit the moon.
Why do you say that the sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west?
The reason it is said that the sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west is that it doesn't actually rise or set. From our vantage point, it appears that the sun is moving across the sky when in reality, it is the rotation of our own planet that causes the transition from night to day and so on.
