Does earth spins on it's axis from east to west causing night and day?

Answer 1

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.

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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.

Answer 2

The moon has no effect on this cycle.

However, the earth rotates on its axis and is tilted by 23.5 degrees.

This rotation creates the night and day.

The tilt of earth changes the relational length of night and day throughout our year.

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

Yes, Earth spins on its axis from west to east, causing the apparent movement of the sun across the sky which creates day and night. This rotation takes approximately 24 hours to complete, resulting in a day-night cycle.

Answer 5

The Earth's orbit does not significantly affect day and night, but it does affect the seasons. The things that affect day and night are the rotation of the Earth and the tilt of the Earth.

Answer 6

Day and night are affected by the Sun, not by the Moon. The Moon can give some light, but it is insignificant compared to the Sun's light.

Answer 7

It does not, really. Night and day are caused by the Earth spinning on its axis; the Moon and its orbit don't affect that.

Answer 8

The Earth spins on its axis, and the rotation into and away from the sunlight causes day and night.

Answer 9

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