How are the movements of the Moon in the sky and Earth's rotation about its own axis related? A) The Moon appears to move from East to West due to Earth's East-to-West rotation. B) The Moon appears to move from East to West due to Earth's West-to-East rotation. C) The Moon actually moves from East to West while Earth rotates from West to East. D) The Moon and Earth both move from East to West, but Earth rotates at a lower speed.

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Rayne Clayton

Physics

6 March, 23:16

How are the movements of the Moon in the sky and Earth's rotation about its own axis related? A) The Moon appears to move from East to West due to Earth's East-to-West rotation. B) The Moon appears to move from East to West due to Earth's West-to-East rotation. C) The Moon actually moves from East to West while Earth rotates from West to East. D) The Moon and Earth both move from East to West, but Earth rotates at a lower speed.

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Guillermo Lin · Answer 1

Earth rotates from West to East about its own axis. As a result of this, the Moon changes its position during the night. So the Moon appears to move from East to West in the sky due Earth's West-to-East rotation.

Cullen Clay · Answer 2

The moon orbits quite fast: it moves about 0.5 degrees per hour in the sky. In 24 hours it moves 13 degrees. The moon's observed motion eastward results from its physical motion of the moon along its orbit around the Earth. so I think its A.