The Choices Below Are for the Following Questions

question 116

Multiple Choice

The choices below are for the following questions. For each question, choose the letter for the real motion that is responsible for the apparent motion as seen from Earth.
-Polaris will no longer be the North Star 1,000 years from now.

• A)Earth rotates once each day.
• B)Earth revolves around the Sun once each year.
• C)The direction of Earth's axis in space precesses with a period of 26,000 years.
• D)Stars appear to move randomly in the local solar neighborhood.
• E)The universe is expanding.

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Definitions:

Patriarchy

A social system where men hold primary power, dominating in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege, and control of property.

Artificial Insemination

A medical procedure that involves directly inserting sperm into a woman's cervix or uterine cavity to achieve pregnancy without sexual intercourse.

Culture Dish

A shallow, flat-bottomed container used in laboratories for growing organisms such as bacteria or cultured cells.

Embryo

An early developmental stage in many multicellular organisms, in humans it refers to the stage of prenatal development from fertilization until the end of the eighth week.