THE EARTH
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Movement of the earth round the sun
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Movement of the earth on its own axis
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Movement of the sun
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Shape of the earth
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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 appears to move from East to West around the earth, it means that the earth rotates in opposite direction, i.e. from West to East. Option (b) is the correct answer.
Detailed explanation-3: -The sun rises in the east and sets in the west because the earth spins west to east. If suppose you are facing east eventually the object in the sky turns, so that eastern horizon eventually comes up over the horizon. Compared to earth, the sun is not moving and earth is one who is moving from east to west.