Question

it appears that the sun moves
north or south in
a year​

Answer 1

Explanation:

We see the Sun rise in the east and set in the west once every 24 hours or so. But that east-to-west motion is not constant during the year due to our elliptical orbit. ... The Earth's axial tilt moves the Sun north/south over the year, and the elliptical orbit moves it east/west.

Answer 2

Explanation:

We see the Sun rise in the east and set in the west once every 24 hours or so. But that east-to-west motion is not constant during the year due to our elliptical orbit. ... The Earth's axial tilt moves the Sun north/south over the year, and the elliptical orbit moves it east/west.

• In the Northern Hemisphere, north is to the In the Northern Hemisphere, north is to the left. The Sun rises in the east (far arrow), culminates in the south (to the right) while moving to the right, and sets in the west (near arrow). Both rise and set positions are displaced towards the north in midsummer and the south in midwinter.left. The Sun rises in the east (far arrow), culminates in the south (to the right) while moving to the right, and sets in the west (near arrow). Both rise and set positions are displaced towards the north in midsummer and the south in midwinter.