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Why does the Sun seem to move when it is the Earth that is turning?
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∙ 13y ago
The Sun appears to move relative to the background stars because it is the Earth that is actually moving in its orbit around the Sun.
While it is true that the Sun is moving, making its own orbit around the center of the Milky Way galaxy, this motion is too small to be seen within any human lifetime. For our purposes, the Sun is essentially standing still, while the Earth is racing around the Sun at 67,000 miles per hour.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe sun actually is moving as the moon has the earth as a central point the earth uses the ssun as a central point and the sun too has a central point so it is moving
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Why does the sun seem to move about the celestial sphere once each year?
This is because of the motion of the Earth, remembering that the Earth orbits around the Sun - so basically the "background" of stars behind the sun changes as the Earth's angle to the Sun goes a full circle. Meanwhile the Sun remains relatively still.
What is the main reason that the stars seem to move in the sky over the course of th year?
That's a reflection of Earth's movement around the Sun.
What makes a comet seem larger than the sun?
comets can sometimes seem larger than the sun because they are closer to the earth
Why the sun seem smaller then the earth?
It's further away.
Why it seem to see the sun rotating around the Earth?
because earth is rotating around itself while revolving around the sun
Why does it seem that the sun and the stars move across the sky?
The earth is turning
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.
Why does the sun seem to move through the sky in the day?
The sun is not moving the earth is
Why does the sun go up in the sky?
The sun does not go up in the sky. The Earth is turning on an axis making the sun seem to go up.
Why does the sun seems to move when it is the Earth that is turning?
That is because we don't notice Earth's rotation. To us, Earth seems to be static.
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 the sun appears to move because of the turning of the milky way galaxy?
No, it is because of the Earth rotating on its axis.
Why does the sun and the moon seem to move westward in the sky?
The reason they seem to move at all is that we are standing on a rotating ball (the Earth) while we look at them. The direction of rotation of the Earth makes it look as though other objects - not just the Sun and Moon but the stars also - are moving westwards.
Where is the sun when it is night in your community?
The Sun doesn't go anywhere; it sits there in the middle of the solar system. What is happening is that the Earth is an enormous ball that is turning. The Sun's light is shining on the Earth all the time, and whichever side of Earth is facing the Sun is experiencing "day". As the Earth keeps turning the side that was in the sunlight turns away from the Sun and the Sun appears to go down. But the Earth keeps turning, and soon the Sun "rises" and it is daytime again.
How does the sun move round the earth?
The sun does not move around the earth.
Why does the sun follow when your in a car?
the earth is turning with you on it
What speed does the sun move across the earth's surface?
The sun does not move acroos the earth. the sun stands still and the earth moves around it.
