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    The Motion of a Star Towards or Away from Us
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The Motion of a Star Towards or Away from Us

Question 106

Question 106

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The motion of a star towards or away from us is called its:


A) transverse motion.
B) radial motion.
C) parallax shift.
D) Doppler shift.
E) true space motion.

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