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Which movement of the Earth cause day and night?

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Answer:

The sun can only light up 50% of the Earth at a time. As the Earth spins, it moves you and me in and outof the lighted half. Any time we're not in the lightedhalf, we describe our situation as a "night" status.

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User Mark Hobson
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The Earth's rotation does, like a basketball spinning
on the tip of Kobe Bryant's finger.

Since the Earth is somewhat bigger than a basketball,
it takes almost 24 hours to do one complete spin.

The sun can only light up 50% of the Earth at a time.
As the Earth spins, it moves you and me in and out
of the lighted half. Any time we're not in the lighted
half, we describe our situation as a "night" status.

User Gklka
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