2007-12-21 04:56:46 · 17 answers · asked by LISA R 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Because of the direction of spin of the earth.
2007-12-21 04:59:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because east and west are the names we have given to the places where the sun rises and sets. If you mean why does the sun ONLY rise in the east and set in the west, that's due to the Earth's rotation from west to east.
2007-12-21 15:51:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of the rotation of the earth compared to the sun. You can all east and west whatever you want but it's still going to rise and set in the same spot.
2007-12-21 13:04:50 · answer #3 · answered by sleepybear929 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The earth is spinning counter-clockwise, from east to west. As the eastern part of the united states starts coming around from the darkside, light begins to illuminate the east coast. By the time it's noon, we're fully in front of the sun. As we pass, the western united states begins to get more sun than the eastern as the eastern begins to fall back into the darkness. As the eastern part of the U.S. falls into darkness, we can see the glow from the sun in the west illuminating the western part.
It's kinda like rotating a baseball will a beam of light from a flashlight. As you rotate, the light stays in one place and the sides of the baseball are either passing in front of the light or into the darkness.
I'm using the U.S. as an example, because I live here. So, if you're from somewhere else, then think of it in it's relative manner.
2007-12-21 13:01:00 · answer #4 · answered by Jansen J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The earth spins on axis axis anti clockwise, thus the east will potentially "See" the sun the first per GMT day, and the west will see it last potentially
2007-12-21 13:01:34 · answer #5 · answered by John S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Looking down at the North Pole the Earth rotates anti-clockwise.
2007-12-21 13:04:31 · answer #6 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The correct answer is that the sun does not "rise" or "set", the earth rotates.
2007-12-21 13:43:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
East and West are arabic names for the latin words Orient and Occident. The former comes from the verb 'orior' - I rise, and the latter from the verb 'occido' - I fall.
2007-12-21 13:05:14 · answer #8 · answered by michelesimioli 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Due to the rotation of the earth.
2007-12-21 13:06:43 · answer #9 · answered by cubsrock1617 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the planet Earth is spinning in that direction facing the sun.
so you see it come over the horizon one way that it is turning towards and go away on the other when finishing its course.
2007-12-21 13:00:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋