Question 1
Planets appear to move ________ each night, but occasionally they appear to stop and reverse direction.
◦ eastward
◦ southward
◦ westward
◦ northward
◦ It varies significantly.
Question 2
When viewing the planets, Mars appears to move backwards, or retrograde, because ________.
◦ it is rotating around the Sun slower than Earth's rotation
◦ it is rotating at approximately the same speed but its orbit is more elliptical than Earth's rotation
◦ it is rotating around the Sun faster than Earth's rotation
◦ it is rotating at approximately the same speed but its orbit is more circular than Earth's orbit