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18-05-2018
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Which of the following statements about parallax is true?

A. The less a star appears to move, the farther it is from earth
B. The more a star appears to move, the father it is from earth
C. Stars that appear to move very much are very far from earth.
D. Stars that do not appear to move are very close to earth.

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Erudite1 Erudite1

29-05-2018

The correct option is A.
Parallax refers to the phenomenon in which there is apparent displacement in the position of an object that is viewed along two different lines of sight. Due to the phenomenon of parallax, the stars that are farther away seem to move very slowly compare to those that are near.

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