Which statement is true about the sun? a) The sun actually rises in the east and sets in the west. b) The sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west. c) The sun rises in the east because the Earth turns from east to west.

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Aubrey Ross

14 April, 07:42

Which statement is true about the sun? a) The sun actually rises in the east and sets in the west. b) The sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west. c) The sun rises in the east because the Earth turns from east to west.

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Sadie Rodgers · Answer 1

B

Explanation: Earth rotates on its axis from west to east, the Moon and the Sun and all other planets and stars appear to move from east to west across the sky since the earth is rotating west to east.

Jane Larsen · Answer 2

The sun actually rises in the east and sets in the west.