As Earth rotates, the apparent motion of the pole star, Polaris, in a period of a day is:
A) a slow drift across the sky.
B) a wobble back and forth in a straight line.
C) a small circle with a radius of less than 1° in about 24 hours.
D) zero; there is no motion of the pole star by definition.
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