Day and night
The Earth spins around itself once a day. Your side of it faces the Sun for part of each turn - that is day - and faces away for the rest - that is night. The Sun only seems to move across the sky.
Depth 1 · Foundation
You can explain day and night by the Earth's spin, and why the Sun, Moon and stars rise in the east and set in the west.
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Foundation
You can explain day and night by the Earth's spin, and why the Sun, Moon and stars rise in the east and set in the west.
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Deeper
You can explain with the Earth's tilt why days are long in summer and short in winter, why they hardly change near the equator, and where the Sun doesn't set or rise for weeks.
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