Since the sun remains in place, why do we say the sun is setting when in actuality the Earth is tilting?
2007-03-20 10:45:38 · 8 answers · asked by K B 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The earth is rotating. This makes the sun appear to rise and set.
2007-03-20 10:48:47 · answer #1 · answered by John S 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Assuming that the sun is stationary for purposes of this discussion: the earth revolves around the sun and as it revolves it "appears" that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west since the earth revolves east to west.
We say the sun "rises" and "sets" because it is a convenient way of describing the onset of morning and the beginning of evening and that is what is looks like to us on the earth's surface.
2007-03-20 17:51:51 · answer #2 · answered by minorchord2000 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The earth rotates. The earth's tilt has nothing to do with the sun rising and setting.
Since we can't 'feel' the earth rotate, it is our impression that the sun rises and sets.
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2007-03-20 17:50:06 · answer #3 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No...as the earth spins round slowly moves away from the
sunlight giving the elusion that the sun sets...creating night
and as it emerges back to the sunlight it gives the illusion
that the sur rises...giving daylight
2007-03-21 17:49:53 · answer #4 · answered by wizar10443_1989 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OH your asking about why it does that is takes all day for the sun to go down it go's down in the afternoon and it will come back up at 1:00 in the morning(well it still takes it a bit longer)
2007-03-20 17:57:22 · answer #5 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
becuz it appears that way. it looks like the sun is rising and setting each mornign and night. so we just say that when in reality, its just the earth moving in its rotation.
2007-03-20 18:20:43 · answer #6 · answered by angeleyes_0613 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sunrise, Sunset. Romantic.
2007-03-20 17:48:44 · answer #7 · answered by dtwladyhawk 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
About that no one dont now,but all is see.
2007-03-20 18:11:58 · answer #8 · answered by ALEKSANDR M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋