GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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Earth’s rotation
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Earth’s orbit
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The sun’s rotation
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The sun’s orbit
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Detailed explanation-1: -This apparent motion across the sky is due to the rotation of Earth. As Earth turns eastward on its axis, we move along with it, creating the illusion that the Sun moves through the sky over a day.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first major contributor to the Sun’s apparent motion is the fact that Earth orbits the Sun while tilted on its axis. The Earth’s axial tilt of approximately 23.5° ensures that observers at different locations will see the Sun reach higher-or-lower positions above the horizon throughout the year.
Detailed explanation-3: -The sun appears to move along with the celestial sphere on any given day, but follows different circles at different times of the year: most northerly at the June solstice and most southerly at the December solstice. At the equinoxes, the sun’s path follows the celestial equator.
Detailed explanation-4: -Q. Sun rises in the East and sets in the West because Earth rotates about its axis from to .