Question

Which of the following celestial objects do NOT rise in the east and set in the west, as viewed from Earth? (Assume that all of these objects are visible from your location on Earth, and that none of them are circumpolar.)
A. galaxiesB. the SunC. starsD. the MoonE. All of these objects rise in the east and set in the west.

Answer 1

Answer:

E. All of these objects rise in the east and set in the west.

Explanation:

The Earth is spinning on its axis towards the east.

For this reason all of the object they are outside the earth such as Galaxies, sun, stars and the moon, Will Rise in the East and set in the West.  

The earth spinning on its axis because of the gravitational pull that the sun exercise on it, and it's the reason why we have a day and a night.  

The earth,beside moving on its axis, is moving in relationship to the sun, and this Orbit last 365 days (a year), and there is also a change in the inclination of the axis which is called a precessional cycle.

Answer 2

Answer:

E. All of these objects rise in the east and set in the west

Explanation:

The Earth has its own spin, in this order, some objects seems that they rotate, but is the Earth that moves around. The sun, the galaxies and the starts, they have relative "static" movement, but the rotation of the Earth is the responsible of the effect that they are moving and the Earth it seems to be still.

In the case of the moon, it has a relative slow motion of 1 km/s but the visual effect is the same.