Movement of earths

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  • It is bright in Hong Kong when when it faces the sun,so it is daytime.
  • It becomes dark in Hong Kong when it turns away from the sun, so it is nighttime
  • The cycle of the day and night is caused by rotation of the earth.
  • The earth rotates on an imaginary axis . It’s complete a full rotation In one day which is about 24 hours.
  • Bangkok is one hour behind Hong Kong and Tokyo is one hour ahead of Hong Kong.
  • Beijing and Hong Kong has the same time zones.
  • Different places receive sunlight at different times as the earth rotates. Therefore,the earth is divided into different time zones.
  • Sunlight is more focused in areas with overhead sunlight , so the temperature there is generally higher.
  • Sunlight is less focused in areas with slanted sunlight so the temperature there is generally lower.
  • The earth revolves around the sun.
  • A complete revolution takes a year which is about 365 days