where does it go
2007-11-02 05:09:00 · 48 answers · asked by lyvewyretnr 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
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2007-11-02 05:12:30 · answer #1 · answered by Computer Guy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It does go away, rather the Earth rotates (spins on its axis like a top). If you poke a chopstick through an orange (straight through at the stem to the opposite side), this will represent the Earth and its axis (the spindle that the Earth turn around). Mark an "X" on the orange with a marking pen. This will represent where you live.
Get a flashlight (this will be the Sun), hold it in one hand, turn it on, darken the room. In your other hand, hold the stick with the orange (hold it vertically so the orange is above your hand), then slowly turn the stick so the orange rotates. Point the flashlight (representing the Sun) at the Earth. As you turn the Earth, you can see the "X" come into the lighted portion of the orange...that's day....and then, as the Earth turns, the "X" will go into the shadow (dark) portion of the orange and that would be night.
The sun is still "there" but shining on another part of the Earth when you are in darkness.
Hope this helps. Best wishes.
2007-11-02 05:18:50 · answer #2 · answered by wisdomdude 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The sun is always there it never goes away but the earth revolves round the sun. The part that is directly infront of the sun experiences day light and the part away from it experiences darkness. The sun is not there at night because the earth has revolved pass it
That is why a country will be in daylight and another country will be in night
2007-11-02 05:15:53 · answer #3 · answered by Timdel 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The sun does not "go away" at night. As the earth spins on its axis, it presents different areas of its surface to the sun. Accordingly, the sun appears to rise in the morning, and to go down at night. When the part of the earth's surface on which you live turns away from the sun, night falls because the bulk of the earth is between you and the sun. But, while it is night where you are, it is day on another part of the planet.
2007-11-02 05:14:05 · answer #4 · answered by mikeb72654 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The earth rotates or spins as it goes around the sun. So imagine if the earth had a face as it faces the sun it's daytime and as it turns away it becomes nighttime because the sun is now shining on the backside. Hope that makes sense.
2007-11-03 15:59:04 · answer #5 · answered by Ferddaword 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Sun doesn't go away, the Earth turns its "back" to the Sun at night.
2007-11-02 05:12:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The sun doesn't go away; its position is fixed in our galaxy. The earth turns on its axis every 24 hours and thus it seems as though the sun is moving but, in fact, we're the ones spinning around.
2007-11-02 05:14:02 · answer #7 · answered by FRANsuFU 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
really? The earth turns on an axis. So logic would tell you that the sun would only be visible while that part of the earth is facing the sun...as it turns different parts of the earth become exposed to the sun...and so goes on and on. Did you know that the earth is flat too?
2007-11-02 05:14:05 · answer #8 · answered by victoria 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE SUN DOESN'T MOVE AROUND EARTH!!! Earth moves around the sun, and the Earth rotates. That is the reason for day and night. Besides, if you are asking that, then you are probably a little to young to be on here.
2007-11-02 05:12:16 · answer #9 · answered by lamus_maser 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well the earth rotates every minute so the sun does not go anywhere its just on the other side of the earth, thats because we have a 24 hour period because the earth moves every 24 hours, so if the sun is on united states the other side of the world is dark and vice a versa
2007-11-02 05:13:38 · answer #10 · answered by coyoteskin 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't go away, the Earth rotates away from the sun and it is on the other side of the Earth.
2007-11-02 05:12:30 · answer #11 · answered by smartypants909 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋