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. - no response given

The small ball remains fixed while the large ball rotates.
The small ball remains fixed while the large ball rotates. - no response given

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 is:

The small ball remains fixed while the large ball rotates.

This model represents how, as the Earth (the large ball) rotates on its axis, we see different constellations in the night sky (the small ball) depending on the time of year and the position of the observer on Earth.