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    The North Star Has Very Little Apparent Rotation in the Night
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The North Star Has Very Little Apparent Rotation in the Night

Question 92

Question 92

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The North Star has very little apparent rotation in the night sky because


A) it lies directly above the Earth's axis of spin.
B) it rotates in the same relative orbit as Earth.
C) its rate of spin directly matches Earth's.
D) the Oort cloud distorts the view of the naked eye.

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