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Which of the following statements correctly explains the motion of the Sun?
A. The Earth's rotation causes the Sun to rise in the east and set in the west every day.
B. The Earth's revolution around the Sun causes the Sun to rise in the west and set in the east every day.
C. The Earth's revolution around the Sun causes the Sun to rise in the east and set in the west every day.
D. The Earth's rotation causes the Sun to rise in the west and set in the east every day.

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Accepted Answer

The answer is A because the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. It is also rotation because the spinning of the Earth makes a day while a revolution is a full trip around the Sun lasting a year.