UNIVERSE
SOLAR STRUCTURE
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Question
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What causes the Sun to seem to set and rise?
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rotation of the Earth
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revolution of the Earth
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rotation of the Sun
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Sun orbiting the Earth
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -But it appears to rise and set because of the Earth’s rotation on its axis. It makes one complete turn every 24 hours. It turns toward the east. As the Earth rotates toward the east, it looks like the sun is moving west.
Detailed explanation-2: -The inclination of the Earth’s rotation axis causes the position of sunset and sunrise to change every day. The maximum angular distance between two sunsets is the angle between two solstices.
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