Multiple Choice
The motions of the planets against the background stars in our sky can best be described as
A) regular and uniform eastward motion.
B) general eastward motion interrupted by occasional stationary periods when planets do not appear to move with respect to the stars.
C) regular patterns,with general eastward motion interrupted by periods of westward motion.
D) regular patterns,with general westward motion interrupted by periods of eastward motion.
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