If an observer at a location north of the equator tracks the Sun's position on the horizon as it rises each morning throughout the year, the observer will find that the
A) Sun always rises in the same place.
B) Sun rises due east only at summer solstice.
C) rising position moves progressively northward from December through June.
D) rising position moves progressively southward from December through June.

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The Sun's apparent movement in the sky is due to the Earth's tilt and orbit around the Sun. For an observer in the Northern Hemisphere, from December (winter solstice) to June (summer solstice), the Sun's rising position appears to move northward, reaching its northernmost point at the summer solstice, then moving southward until the winter solstice.

If an Observer at a Location North of the Equator