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.
-The stars of Orion's belt rise in the east and set in the west.
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 stars rising in the east and setting in the west is due to the rotation of Earth on its axis once each day.

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