Shouldn't we use a different term for the sun rising and setting when in fact it doesn't rise or sett ?

Answer 1

Indeed it does not rise or set, it is the revolution of the Earth around the Sun that gives us the perception that the sun is rising or setting.
However, to your question that should we be using different terms, my opinion is No. This is to reduce confusion. Since the English language was introduced to humankind, the sun has always been 'rising' or 'setting'. It is a convention. To break conventions would cause a lot of confusion, especially to those who don't know that Earth actually revolves around the sun (and those who can't be bothered to find out).This is also why in electricity, there is an electron current (from negative to positive) as well as a conventional current (from positive to negative). In truth, electrons flow from negative to positive, but for a long time scientists thought it was from negative to positive, so teachers decided to stick to conventional current while teaching the electron current as well.
We could educate people and teach them that the sun doesn't actually rise or set, but will have to allow the terms 'sunrise' and 'sunset'.
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Answer 2

if you are not a member of the flat earth society, then you consider half the earth to be illuminated at any time. There already is a scientific term for describing the line of demarcation between light and dark. it is called the 'terminator' and it fixed with respect to the sun, but constantly moving with respect to the earth. long distance shortwave radio operations are greatly affected by the position of the terminator and knowing its location at any time is an important factor in predicting radio propagation.

Answer 3

No, better not - because that way we have to revise our entire literature. And if we stick to scientific correctness of terms, think what will happen to moonlit nights or full moon/new moon, foothills, head of the family, eye of the needle, fire arms etc etc. All the "fruits" of human labour will go and nobody would "shoulder" any responsibility for that. We will all be "at sea" in finding a proper expression for most of the words and our communication skills will be "lost in the jungle".

Answer 4

yes, you should use the term "the time when the disc of the sun is occluded by the west horizon till its disappearance" for sunset and "the time when the disc of the sun is revelaed at the eastern horizon" for sunrise, both due of course to earth roation around the sun... try it... tell somebody "let's go and watch the time when the disc of the sun is revealed at the eastern horizon due to earth's roation around the sun"... you'll make a lot friends this way...

Answer 5

Relative to the observer; the sun does rise and set. Perhaps to satisfy your need for greater precision you could refer to it as ante-meridian solar emergence and post-meridian solar retreat.

Answer 6

Yes we should call it "The time when the sun is visible because of our orientation on the vertical axis of the earth"

Answer 7

Of course not.

Answer 8

u right.