Most of the Time, the Planets Appear to Move Eastward

question 52

Multiple Choice

Most of the time, the planets appear to move eastward. However, the occasional apparent westward "drift" of the planets compared to the background stars is called ________.

• A)Ptolemaic motion
• B)occultation
• C)precession
• D)retrograde motion

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