As an object gets closer to you, the visual angle of the object __________________ because the object takes up a __________________ portion of your retina.
A) increases; larger
B) increases; smaller
C) decreases; larger
D) decreases; smaller

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As the object gets closer to you, the visual angle of the object increases because it takes up a larger portion of your retina. This is because the closer an object is to your eyes, the larger its image is projected onto your retina.

As an Object Gets Closer to You, the Visual Angle