Over the Course of One Night, an Observer at Any

question 254

Multiple Choice

Over the course of one night, an observer at any given location on Earth sees the constellations gradually shift across the sky from east to west. This is caused primarily by the

• A) inherent rotation of the universe.
• B) rotation of Earth around its own axis.
• C) precession of the spin axis of Earth.
• D) orbital motion of Earth around the Sun.

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