What Happens During the Apparent Retrograde Motion of a Planet

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Multiple Choice

What happens during the apparent retrograde motion of a planet?

• A)The planet appears to move eastward with respect to the stars over a period of many nights.
• B)The planet moves through constellations that are not part of the zodiac.
• C)The planet moves backward through the sky.
• D)The planet moves backward in its orbit around the Sun.
• E)The planet rises in the west and sets in the east.

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