The choices below are for the following questions. For each question, choose the letter for the real motion that is responsible for the apparent motion as seen from Earth.
-Polaris will no longer be the North Star 1,000 years from now.
A)Earth rotates once each day.
B)Earth revolves around the Sun once each year.
C)The direction of Earth's axis in space precesses with a period of 26,000 years.
D)Stars appear to move randomly in the local solar neighborhood.
E)The universe is expanding.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The apparent motion of the North Star changing over time is due to the precession of Earth's axis.

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