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Half the Earth is light, the other half is dark. Anywhere on the dark half experiences night.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoAt any time, 50% of the Earth's surface looks at the sun,
and the other 50% doesn't.
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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 can it be night time one place on Earth and day time in another place at the same time?
Because as the earth turns and the sun does not we get the light from the sun as we turn and face the sun, when we keep turning we also turn away fron the light of the sun and another part of the earth faces the light, that is why when it day here its night in India or the opposite side of the earth.
Do Australia and England have night time at the same timea and why?
No, they are on opposite sides of the Earth. When one in in daylight, the other is on the night side of the planet.
When does day and night happen?
Because the part of the Earth you are on is not facing the Sun at that time. The earth is continuously rotating, so at any time, part of the Earth is facing the Sun and part is facing away from it. The part facing it is getting lots of light, so it is day time and the part facing away gets less light, so you have darkness and it is night time.
Is the Precambrian time the longest or shortest part of Earth's history?
The Precambrian time period is the longest time period of Earth's history.Looks like we have the same worksheet in school :)
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.
Is it night time in all parts of the world in the 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.
Why does the earth have day and night?
Earth is rotating on its axis and day and night occur as a result as the Earth spin. If the Sun is shining on a part of the Earth, they are having day time. If a part of the Earth is facing away from the Sun, there are having night time.
What happen to the sun at night?
Nothing really happens to the sun at night. Instead it is what happens to the part of the Earth where it is night. The earth is always turning, and the part that is turned away from the sun and is in shadow is called night. The sun is shining just the same in other parts of the world at the same time that you have night. See the Web Link for a simple explanation of this.
Why is the moon visible so late at night?
Because when the earth turns part of the time the earth is facing the sun and another part of the earth is facing the moon at a part of time.
Where is the sun when it is night?
The sun stays in the same place, because we are rotating on an axis the sun appears to move. When its night time where you are the sun is shining on a different part of the earth.
Is it night and day at the same time all over the world?
No, as the Earth rotates so dawn appears in turn as each part of the earth turns to meet the sunrise.
Is the Sun cool at night?
No, the Sun is not cool at night. It burns the same way all the time. We find it darker and cooler at night because the Earth has turned the part of itself where you are away from the Sun.
Does the earth's shadow make night on the moon?
No. It causes and eclipse, so it is darker, but not actually night time. Like on Earth, night on the moon is when the a part of the Moon is not facing the Sun. A solar eclipse on Earth, which is caused by the Moon casting a shadow on Earth, causes darkness, but not night time. A solar eclipse can only happen during day time.
Why is there day and night in the world?
We get day and light because the earth rotates on a tilted axis. That takes 24 hours for it. In that time, half of the earth's part is in sunlight and half is ind darkness (facing away from the sun). Half of the earth is in sunlight for 12 hours and the same for the part in darkness. The parts take turns so we have day and night.
How can it be night time one place on Earth and day time in another place at the same time?
Because as the earth turns and the sun does not we get the light from the sun as we turn and face the sun, when we keep turning we also turn away fron the light of the sun and another part of the earth faces the light, that is why when it day here its night in India or the opposite side of the earth.
Why does the Moon's dark side show?
the part that is shadow can still be seen to a degree because it is lit by earthlight. the same way that you would still see that part of the earth which was night time from space when it was lit by moonlight
