As Earth rotates,the point above the head of a person standing on the equator (the person's zenith) sweeps out:
A) along the celestial equator.
B) a variable path across the sky within the region of the zodiac, crossing the celestial equator at some point.
C) along the ecliptic plane.
D) a great circle path between the North and South Poles.
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