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You are looking down on the Earth from a spacecraft hovering far above. After watching for a while, you notice that, from your perspective, it is rotating counterclockwise. The part of the Earth that is directly below you must be the Earths O A North Pole OB Equator 0 C South Pole.

The motion of the Moon around the Earth causes O A Daily motions in the Heavens. O B The phases of the Moon. 。C The seasons. O D Meteor Showers. O E Dandruff.

You would expect to see a waxing crescent Moon 0 A Settingin the West right after the sun. OB Rising in the East just before the Sun. O c setting in the East right after the sun. 。D Rising in the west just before the sun. E In the North at around midnight. O E In the North at around midnight

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