What Makes the Sun Appear to Move Across the Sky

What Makes The Sun Appear To Move Across The Sky?

From Earth, the Sun looks like it moves across the sky in the daytime and appears to disappear at night. This is because the Earth is spinning towards the east. The Earth spins about its axis, an imaginary line that runs through the middle of the Earth between the North and South poles.Dec 4, 2018

What is the cause of the sun’s motion across the sky?

The apparent motion of the sun, caused by the rotation of the Earth about its axis, changes the angle at which the direct component of light will strike the Earth. From a fixed location on Earth, the sun appears to move throughout the sky.

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