GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Earth’s gravity
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The spinning motion of Earth
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The revolution of the Earth around the sun
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Earth’s distance from the sun
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Detailed explanation-1: -We see the sunrise and sunset because of Earth’s rotation about its own axis . Earth is rotating about its own axis from West to East. So, when seen from the Earth, the Sun appears to rise in the East and set in the West.
Detailed explanation-2: -The sun stays in its position at the center of our solar system. It doesn’t rise and set. But it appears to rise and set because of the Earth’s rotation on its axis. It makes one complete turn every 24 hours.
Detailed explanation-3: -As Earth rotates on its axis, the different locations on Earth change position in relation to the Sun. A city on Earth that faces toward the Sun at noon will rotate to face away from the Sun 12 hours later. The positions of Earth and the Sun over the course of a 24-hour rotation cause sunrise, sunset, day, and night.