The Earth turns once a day, which is why we have day and night, and it travels round the Sun once a year. Because its axis is tilted, different parts of the Earth lean toward the Sun at different times, giving us the seasons. Try both: rotate the Earth through a day, then move through the year.
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MissionSet the clock so it is noon for the observer.Round 1Streak 0Best 0
Compared with the target time, you are:
The Sun stays put while the Earth turns. Set the slider, predict, then check.
time of day12:00
at the observernoon
in sunlight?yes
The Earth spins once every 24 hours, so each place moves from day into night and back again.