This is a question that I would like to have answered because I need it to study for a Physics Midterm Exam.
2007-01-24 04:47:02 · 6 answers · asked by BerryPinecone 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
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Same as the rest of the world, they appear to "rise" in the east due to the rotation of the earth.
2007-01-24 04:51:34 · answer #1 · answered by Gaspode 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No matter what location you are at on earth, the sun, the moon and the stars always "rise" in the east. When I say that they "rise", they don't really rise, they appear to rise. What is really happening is that the earth is rotating. This gives us the visual impression that the sun, moon and stars "rise". Because the earth's rotation is the same no matter where you are on the planet, the direction from which things appear to rise does not change. The only real exception to this occurs near the north and south poles. In the polar regions, the stars appear to rotate in the sky.
2007-01-24 04:58:07 · answer #2 · answered by michaell 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To the east just like everywhere else in the world except the north and south poles. I never heard of this coming up in a physics course.
2007-01-24 04:53:24 · answer #3 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
East to west
2007-01-24 05:55:58 · answer #4 · answered by bldudas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
east
2007-01-24 04:53:00 · answer #5 · answered by JAMES 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They "rise" upward. (duh)
2007-01-24 05:13:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋