Question

As we look up into the night sky, the moon and stars appear to move from east to west. This is because we are
A watching the sky rotate overhead, from east to west.
B viewing them from the surface of the rotating Earth.
C also moving on Earth in the same direction, east to west.
D orbiting on Earth around the Sun and nothing is really stationary.

Answer 1

B

The apparent motion is due to Earth's rotation. Earth spins eastward (west → east), so the sky appears to move overhead from east to west.