Which of the following statements is correct with regard to the movement of the Sun on a single day as observed from the Earth?
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A
The apparent movement of the Sun is from West to East on the northern and southern hemisphere.
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The apparent movement of the Sun is from East to West on the northern and southern hemisphere.
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The apparent movement of the Sun is from West to East on the northern hemispheres and from East to West on the southern hemisphere.
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D
The apparent movement of the Sun is from East to West on the northern hemisphere and from West to East on the southern hemisphere.
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The Sun’s motion is apparent, caused entirely by the movement of the Earth. Our Planet both spins on its axis and orbits the Sun, i.e. Earth rotates on its axis in an anticlockwise direction and revolves around the Sun in the same direction. These two motions combine together to create the Sun’s apparent motion.
Every day, the Sun rises in the East, rides across the sky, and sets in the West. So, the apparent motion of the Sun is from East to West in both northern and southern hemispheres.
It is called an apparent motion, because it is not what we see. The Sun usually does not move from East to West, instead, we are the ones who revolve around the Sun.
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