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Melanie

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on: Aug 28, 2013
Which statement about the ecliptic is FALSE?
A) The Sun appears to move about a degree per day eastward long it.
B) It is tilted 23.5 degrees with respect to the equator.
C) The year is marked by the Sun's return to the same place along it.
D) The Moon can never leave it, but moves twelve times faster than the Sun.
E) The major planets stay close to it, but not always on it.


penza

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Reply #1 on: Aug 28, 2013
Oh! I know the answer is D.


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