Using a large ball to represent Earth and a small ball to represent the constellations of stars, which is the best model of the appearance of the constellations in the night sky?(1 point)

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The two balls rotate in opposite directions relative to each other.
The two balls rotate in opposite directions relative to each other.
The large ball remains fixed while the small ball rotates.
The large ball remains fixed while the small ball rotates.
The small ball remains fixed while the large ball rotates.
The small ball remains fixed while the large ball rotates.
Both the large ball and the small ball remain fixed.

Answer 1

The best model of the appearance of the constellations in the night sky would be:

The small ball remains fixed while the large ball rotates.

This model represents how the Earth (the large ball) rotates on its axis, while the stars (the small ball representing constellations) appear to remain in fixed positions relative to each other in the night sky.