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The yearly path the Sun traces around the celestial sphere is called the:

AMeridian
BHorizon
CEcliptic
DEquator
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Ecliptic
1. The Sun returns to the same place after one year. 2. The circle it traces has its own name. 3. That circle is the ecliptic. _Source: OpenStax Astronomy 2e, Chapter 2, Observing the Sky: The Birth of Astronomy._
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