If a Star Appears to Move Back and Forth Relative

question 89

Multiple Choice

If a star appears to move back and forth relative to other stars over a six-month period, thismotion is due to the star's:

• A)transverse motion.
• B)radial motion.
• C)parallax shift.
• D)Doppler shift.
• E)true space motion.

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