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Why is it daytime in America and nighttime in China on the opposite side of the world?
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∙ 9y ago
Simply speaking the reason for Earth having daytime on one side and nighttime on the opposite side is this:
The Sun always sends it light rays to Earth (and other places), all day, every day.
So it's easy to see that the side of the Earth that is pointing toward the Sun is going to be lighted up, and we call this, "Daylight".
But at the same time, what about the side of Earth that points away from the Sun? That side is not going to receive any direct light from the Sun, so that side will be dark, and we call this, "Nighttime". In between daylight and nighttime are the partially lighted times that we call "twilight". ("Dusk" is the very darkest part of twilight just before nighttime begins).
So, as the Earth rotates (like a spinning ball), more and more of Earth begins to face the Sun, and on the opposite side, more and more of the Earth quits facing the Sun. This process happens all the way around Earth in a time period of one day, or 24 hours.
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