GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Which movement creates day/night?
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rotation
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revolution
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Day and night are due to the Earth rotating on its axis, not its orbiting around the sun. The term ‘one day’ is determined by the time the Earth takes to rotate once on its axis and includes both day time and night time.
Detailed explanation-2: -During rotation, the surface of the earth that faces the sun receives sunlight and have daytime. The other part which is facing away from the sun, have night time.
Detailed explanation-3: -The axial tilt of the earth’s rotation axis with respect to its orbital axis causes variations in the length of day and night on the earth’s surface from season to season.
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