Question

Although planets resemble stars as one observes the night sky, the planets change position from night to night in relation to the stars. Like the sun, the planets appear to rise in the east and set in the west. When a planet travels westward in relation to the stars, its motion is called retrograde." Based on the preceding paragraph, what does the word retrograde mean? Decrease Increase Backwards Forwards

Answer 1

Retrograde means backwards. C:

Answer 2

The word retrograde means the motion is going backwards.