Conceptual Physical Science (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134060491
Author: Paul G. Hewitt, John A. Suchocki, Leslie A. Hewitt
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 27, Problem 1RAT
Choose the BEST answer to each of the following.
1. Summer and winter constellations are different because
- (a) of the spin of Earth about its polar axis.
- (b) the night sky faces in opposite directions in summer and winter.
- (c) of the tilt of Earth’s polar axis.
- (d) the universe is symmetrical and harmonious.
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