As Earth rotates, the apparent motion of the pole star, Polaris, in a period of a day is
A) a circle with a radius of 23.5°.
B) a small circle with a radius of less than 1°.
C) zero; there is no motion of the pole star, by definition.
D) a slow but noticeable drift across the sky.
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