Asked by fernanda

What causes the apparent rising and setting of the Sun ?

A. rotation of the Sun
B. rotation of the Earth
C. revolution of the moon
D. revolution of the Earth

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
B. rotation of the Earth.

The daily apparent motion of the Sun across the sky (rising in the east, setting in the west) is caused by the Earth rotating eastward on its axis once each ~24-hour day.