Question

The Sun appears to rise in the East and set in the West due to __________________.

• A. the movement of the Earth round the Sun
• B. the movement of the Sun
• C. shape of the Earth
• D. movement of the Earth on its axis

Answer 1

The correct option is D movement of the Earth on its axis

• Due to the rotation of the earth on its orbit from west to east, the sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west. Hence option A is correct.
• Sun is stationary with respect to earth, hence wrong.
• Revolution of the earth around the sun and shape of the earth is irrelevant to this phenomenon.