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West to East, actually. The Sun is considered to be standing still (although our entire Solar System is moving as the galaxy spins) while the Earth is turning. We _see_ the Sun rising in the East - which means the Earth is turning TOWARD the east.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoIt isn't from "west to east," it is currently referenced as "east to west." This is because early successful cartographers were from the northern hemisphere. If they had been from the southern hemisphere, and the South Pole had been designated "top," the conventional rotation of the earth would then have been from what we now call West to what we now call East (although the actual rotational direction would have been exactly the same).
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∙ 12y agoThis question is not a question, but I'll offer an answer anyway:
The Earth's rotation carries any point on its surface from the west toward the east.
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∙ 13y agoViewed from a point in space far above the north pole, anticlockwise. Viiewed from a point on the equator, with the sun above you, westwardly.
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∙ 12y ago. . . then everything we see in the sky appears to move from east to west.
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∙ 13y agoYes, from west to east. Just remember that the Sun isn't really moving, and the APPEARANCE of the Sun rising in the east is because the Earth spins that way like an enormous carousel.
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∙ 12y agowest to east
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∙ 15y agoWest to East
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∙ 15y agoCLOCKWISE
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What direction does the Earth rotate?
The Earth rotates in an anticlockwise (counterclockwise) direction when viewed from above the north pole.The Earth rotates counterclockwise (anticlockwise) if looked 'down' from above, from over the north pole.Every point on Earth rotates from west to east (except the poles,since there's no east or west at them).
Is it true that high tides occur later in the west?
Yes. As the earth rotates from east to west, the pull of the gravity of the moon (which causes tides), moves across the earth from east to west.
If the earth rotates from the west to the east why do the sun and stars move the east towards to west?
Its all relative to your point of reference... The earth rotates from west to east about its axis, or counter-clockwise looking down from a point in space above the north pole. You are standing on the earth, so you are also moving from west to east. You look up at the sun or stars, and they appear to move from east to west. Do this experiment... Stand still and look at some object in front of you. Pretend you are the earth and your head is the north pole. Turn slowly to your left (west to east) and you will notice that the object seems to move to your right (east to west).
What the difference between venus and Jupiter?
Venus is an inferior planet i.e.its orbit is inside the earth's orbit. It does not have a moon It rotates from east to west. Jupiter is a superior planet i.e.its orbit is outside the earth's orbit. It has 63 moons. It rotates from west to east.
Is there a star that rises in the west and set in the east?
The Earth rotates, not the stars, so unless the Earth starts spinning backwards, no.
Why do you see the sun rises in the east?
That is because the Earth rotates from West to East.That is because the Earth rotates from West to East.That is because the Earth rotates from West to East.That is because the Earth rotates from West to East.
The earth does what on its axis from west to east?
The earth rotates on its axis from west to east.
- The earth on its axis from west to east?
the earth ? on its axis from west to east ?
How does the earth rotates in clockwise or anticlockwise?
The earth rotates from west to east on its own axis.
Why does precipitation travel from west to east?
because the earth rotates from west to east
Why does the sun appear at east to west?
Because the Earth rotates west to east.
Where the sun rise?
To the East, as the earth rotates from West to East.
Do earth moves east to west?
No, the earth rotates west to east. As a result objects like the sun appear to move from east to west.
Why do you see the sun rise from the east?
Earth rotates from west to east.
What direction do the axis of the earth rotates?
West to East
Why does the earth rotates east to west not west to east?
because the majority of the solar system rotates the same way. conservation of angular momentum.
Why does the sun seem to rise in the east and set in the west?
Because our earth rotates from west to east
