Multiple Choice
The MOST readily observed east-to-west motion of objects in the night sky is caused by the
A) relative motions of stars with respect to each other in the sky.
B) rotation of Earth on its axis.
C) rotation of the whole universe around a fixed axis near the Great Attractor.
D) revolution of Earth in its orbit around the Sun.
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