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Why does you have day and night?
Day and night are caused by the rotation of the Earth on its axis. When a specific side of the Earth faces the sun, it is daytime in that region, and when it faces away from the sun, it is nighttime. This rotation takes approximately 24 hours to complete.
What are the two planets on either side of Mars?
The two planets on either side of Mars are Earth and Jupiter. Earth is closer to the sun than Mars, while Jupiter is farther away.
What side of the moon are we seeing when the moon is full?
The same side of the moon always faces us, regardless of the phase. When the moon is full that side is fully illuminated by the sun as the moon is approximately on the opposite side of Earth relative to the sun.
Why is one side of the moon light and the other side dark?
Because one side of the moon faces the Sun, whereas the other side of the moon faces away from the Sun and no other star is near to cast a significant amount of light on that surface. Furthermore, without an atmosphere to reflect and refract light, the line of demarcation between light and dark is very sharp. In addition, the rotation of the Moon is such that the same side always faces the Earth!
As earth there is daylight where earth faces the sun and darkness where earth is turned away from the sun?
Yes, that's correct. Earth experiences day and night as it rotates on its axis, with the side facing the sun experiencing daylight and the side turned away experiencing darkness. This rotation creates a cycle of about 24 hours known as a day.
What are the names of planets on either side of the earth?
venus on the sun's side and mars on the other side that is far from the sun.
What happens if either mars or Venus were to align with earth and sun?
Our faces will melt off
Why is it night in Africa when it's day in Australia?
The earth rotates as it revolves around the sun. When the side of the earth where Australia is faces the sun the side of the earth where Africa is faces away from the sun. As the earth rotates the side with Africa will turn toward the sun and the side with Australia will rotate away from the sun.
Why does night happen?
When your side of the earth faces the sun
Is mercury really hot and really cold?
The side of Mercury that faces the sun is extremely heated, however the side of Mercury that faces away from the sun is extremely cold.
Why doesn't Mars never make a transit of the sun?
Mars transits around the other side of the sun so we do not see it
Does the dark side of the moon always face away from the sun?
The side that faces away from the flashlight or the sun is always the dark side.
Is it hot or cold on all sides of mars?
It is very hot on the side that is facing the sun and very cold on the side that is not facing the sun. This is because Mars has a very thin atmosphere.
Does the moon have day and night if so why?
Just like the earth, the moon has a side that faces the sun (day) and a side that faces away from the sun (night). During a full moon, the side of the moon that faces the earth is lit by the sun and appears in daylight whereas the side of the moon that faces away from the earth is in shadow (night). During a new moon, the opposite is true. The side of the moon that faces the earth is in shadow (night) and the side that faces away from the earth is exposed to the sun (day).
When one side of the earth is facing the sun is it day or night?
When a side of the earth faces the sun, it's day. The opposite side is experiencing night.
What is the temperature of side of the moon which faces sun?
135 degree celsius
Why and how do you have day and night?
A day is a time, where earth faces sun, night when the sun is on the other side of globe.
