Day and Night
the pattern of a day
Every day the Sun rises in the east.
It travels across the sky and sets at west.
It is highest in the sky at midday.
the pattern of a Night
Earth rotates from west to east.
As it spins, the Sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west.
After sunset, that part of Earth enters night.
Night lasts around 12 hours (can be more or less depending on season & place).
As Earth keeps spinning, that area turns back toward the Sun — and it’s day again.
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