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The Earth spins on an axis, around the sun, and at the same time rotating.
The rotation around the sun is called the revolution, and it lasts about a year. A rotation is about a day, and when one part of the Earth is dark (facing away from the sun), the other side is bright (facing towards).
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe sun is responsible to give light to the Earth for 12 hours and then go away for the moon to come. After another 12 hours the moon goes off and the sun comes out. So the moon is a little responsible here too.
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∙ 11y agoWhile you don't feel it, Earth is spinning. Once every 24 hours Earth turns - or rotates on its axis - taking all of us with it. When we are on the side of Earth that is facing the Sun, we have daylight. As Earth continues its spin, we are moved to the side facing away from our Sun, and we have nighttime. If we were looking down on Earth from above the north pole, we could see that Earth rotates counterclockwise, and we would watch daylight and darkness sweeping across our globe from east to west.
so for example if the suns' light was shining on the US then we have daylight , but as the earth rotates we slowly move into night .
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∙ 14y agoThe solid part that gets between us and the sun.
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∙ 12y agoThe axis of the earth that is tilted 23.5 degrees to the vertical
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∙ 8y agoDue to the tilt of the Earth on its axis, 1/2 the Earth is away from the Sun as the Earth rotates.
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Why do we have alternate days and nights?
The world alternates between the morning and the night because the Earth is constantly rotating around the sun. When this happens, the part where you are on Earth will eventually be pointing away from the sun. Thus creating morning and night alternations.
What part of speech is the night?
"night" is a noun
Is the center of the earth part of the sun?
Of course not. If it's the center of the Earth, it means that it's part of the Earth, not the sun.
What is the water part of earth called?
The water part of the Earth is called the hydrosphere. It is estimated that there are 1386 million cubic kilometers of water on the Earth.
How many countries take part in earth hour?
There were about 135 countries that took part in Earth hour.
Does the sun rays directly reach the earth during night?
Sure. But they don't fall on the part of earth that's experiencing night.
When earth was formed was it day or night?
It was both. As earth was forming out of the accretion disk orbiting the young sun, the part of earth facing the sun was experiencing day, and the opposite part of the earth was experiencing night. It was no different then than it is now.
How can any part of the earth have winter while being closest to the sun?
It doesn't. The part of the Earth closest to the sun is the part of the Earth experiencing Winter.
Is it possible for a day and night to occur without the sun?
No. Day and night are DEFINED based on the sun. Generally, it is day when the sun is shining on a part of the world, and night in the part it isn't shining- yes, that does mean that while it is day somewhere on earth, it is also night somewhere else. Day and night are determined by the Earth Rotating on it's axis. As one side of the Earth is facing the sun and experiencing daylight the opposite side is facing away from the sun and experiencing night time. The Earth's axial tilt causes extremes at the poles where the sun shines continuously for several months or is blocked by the rest of the Earth causing night time for several months. So the North and South poles can experience a 24hr period with only light or only dark.
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 is the part of earth without night?
nothing... all of earth has night at some point
How does the motion of the earth cause day and night?
The Earth rotates on its axis (much like if you took a toothpick and pierced a grape with it, then spun the toothpick around between your index finger and thumb). Whichever side of the Earth is facing the Sun, is the part of the Earth that is experience daytime. The side of the Earth not facing the Sun is the side experiencing nighttime.----
Why do you have a day and night cycle?
The Reason for a cycle of day and night is all based on the rotation of the earth. During the day, the part of the earth where you are located is facing the sun, and during the night, the part of the earth where you are located is facing away from the sun.
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.
Are constellations always in the same part of the sky?
No - as Earth rotates the stars and constellations seem to move. Also, as Earth orbits the sun over the course of a year, the stars we see at night in the winter are different than the stars we see at night in the summer. Same with Spring and Fall.
How do we get day and night?
We get day and night because, the Earth spins on it's axis around the sun, when the part of the Earth you live in is facing the sun it is day to you. The Moon orbits the earth, for the moon to orbit the Earth once it takes 28 days, when the Moon is facing the part of the Earth you live on it is night to you. Hope this helped x
What part of the Earth do objects fall toward?
ThE centre or core
