WE KNOW THAT EARTH MOVES IN ELLIPTICAL ORBIT AROUND THE SUN.THERE IS NO TIME WHEN EARTH IS
STATIONARY. IT TAKES 8 MINUTES FOR SUNLIGHT TO REACH EARTH . UNTIL THE SUNLIGHT REACHES THE EARTH,
WHAT IS THE MOTION OF EARTH?IS IT TANGENTIAL OR SAME/ACTUAL ROTATION TAKES PLACE?
Asked by Priyadarshini | 5th Mar, 2015, 09:07: PM
Expert Answer:
The earth revolves around sun in an elliptical orbit with sun at one of its foci. It takes 8 minutes for sunlight to reach earth's surface because of the distance of the sun from the earth. It has nothing to do with the motion of earth around sun. Earth revolves around sun in its orbit, it is continuosly in motion.
Answered by Jyothi Nair | 6th Mar, 2015, 10:33: PM
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