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Does the elliptical shape of the orbit affect the day and night?
No. day and night are the product of the planet's rotation only, regardless of where it is in its orbit, or how far from the sun. To be precise, there is a very small effect. The elliptical orbit causes slight variations in the position of the Sun in the sky. Our 24 hour day is called the "solar day". It's based on the position of the Sun in our sky. 24 hours is the average (or mean) day length. It's called the "mean solar day".
How does gravity cause day and night?
Gravity does not directly cause day and night. Earth's rotation on its axis is what causes day and night. As Earth rotates, different parts of the planet are either facing towards the Sun (daytime) or away from the Sun (nighttime). Gravity is the force that keeps objects, including Earth, in orbit around the Sun.
When can perpetual day or night occur at the poles?
During that part of Earth's orbit that brings a pole to face the Sun.
How many day does the moon orbit the sun?
The Moon does not orbit the Sun. It orbits the Earth.
Explain the meaning of the orbit of the earth?
The orbit of the Earth refers to its path as it revolves around the Sun in an elliptical shape. This orbital motion is controlled by the gravitational force between the Earth and the Sun, keeping the Earth in a relatively stable path around the Sun. The Earth completes one orbit around the Sun approximately every 365.25 days, leading to our concept of a year.
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
Does the elliptical shape of the orbit affect the day and night?
No. day and night are the product of the planet's rotation only, regardless of where it is in its orbit, or how far from the sun. To be precise, there is a very small effect. The elliptical orbit causes slight variations in the position of the Sun in the sky. Our 24 hour day is called the "solar day". It's based on the position of the Sun in our sky. 24 hours is the average (or mean) day length. It's called the "mean solar day".
How does gravity cause day and night?
Gravity does not directly cause day and night. Earth's rotation on its axis is what causes day and night. As Earth rotates, different parts of the planet are either facing towards the Sun (daytime) or away from the Sun (nighttime). Gravity is the force that keeps objects, including Earth, in orbit around the Sun.
Does earth spins on it's axis from east to west causing night and day?
Yes. Because Earth spins around the sun and rotates on its axis, different parts of the world face the sun at a different time, causing day and night. +++++++ Answer ++++++++++ Your question is about the earth's orbit causing night and day. The answer for that is NO. It's the earth's rotation that causes night and day. The earth's axis of rotation compare to the orbit is what causes the seasons.
What is one complete round of earth on orbit?
Rather simplified: one orbit of the Earth round the Sun is a year. One rotation of the Earth on its axis is a day and a night of 24 hours.
When can perpetual day or night occur at the poles?
During that part of Earth's orbit that brings a pole to face the Sun.
How many day does the moon orbit the sun?
The Moon does not orbit the Sun. It orbits the Earth.
If the Earth was not spinning there could still be a?
Seasonal cycle
Why is the sun in the sky but not sometimes?
The sun always is in the sky. Sometimes you can not see it because it is concealed behind clouds. At night, you will not be able to see the sun from your location, because the earth has rotated away from the sun.
Are Night and day on earth caused by the earth's revolution around the sun?
No, First understand that night is caused when a point on a planet rotates with the planet so that it is not pointing towards the sun (it rotates into the shadow of its planet). On Earth as the planet rotates once on its axis every 24 hours, a point on its surface will be in shadow for 12 hours at a time. Earth's orbit round the Sun causes the seasons. Note that if the earth did not rotate, the orbit of the Earth around the sun would indeed be responsible for night and day - but night would last half the year and day would be the other half of the year. If the earth were locked rotationally with the sun such that it always kept one face to the sun (This is more or less the situation with the earth and the moon), one side of the earth would always have day and the other always be in night.
When earth is facing the sun?
The Earth ALWAYS faces the Sun. However, the Earth rotates. So one half of the Earth is in sunlight (Day time) and the other half of the Earth is in darkness (night time). We always face the Sun, because we , the Earth, is held there in its orbit about the Sun , because of Sun/Earth gravity.
Why do you have longer and shorter days in the year?
It is because of movement of earth around sun. earth's orbit is elliptical and its distance from sun varies in a year so the duration of day and night also varies.
