SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

THE SUN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Sun rises and sets in two opposite ____
A
faces
B
directions
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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: -Sunrise and Sunset occur due to rotation of the planet on its own axis. On earth, Sunrise is seen in the east direction and sunset is seen in the west direction. In case of Venus, Because its direction of rotation is opposite to earth rotation so Sunrise is seen in the West and Sunset is seen in the East.

Detailed explanation-3: -Alpenglow (from German: Alpenglühen, lit. ‘Alps glow’; Italian: enrosadira) is an optical phenomenon that appears as a horizontal reddish glow near the horizon opposite to the Sun when the solar disk is just below the horizon.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hence, the sun rises from the east and sets in the west.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Sun rises in the east and set in the west. That is because of rotation of our planet as earth spins toward the east.

Detailed explanation-6: -As the Earth rotates toward the east, it looks like the sun is moving west. As the Earth rotates, different locations on Earth pass through the sun’s light. The animation shows how that looks hour by hour (for 4 hours). As your town turns toward the sun and begins to enter its light, the sun seems to rise in the east.

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