A Science Fiction Writer, Writing a Story About Inhabitants on Earth

question 11

Multiple Choice

A science fiction writer, writing a story about inhabitants on Earth in 14,000 A.D. who have survived a disaster that included the loss of modern navigational aids, describes them traveling due north across barren wastes by walking toward Polaris, the pole star. What is wrong with this situation?

• A) Polaris will have moved away from due north since it is moving rapidly with respect to surrounding stars.
• B) Polaris will no longer be due north because of Earth's precession.
• C) By that time, Polaris will be due south, not due north, because of the reversal of Earth's spin axis.
• D) Polaris will no longer be visible since its lifetime is only a few thousand years.

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