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Planets are named for the Greek word for wanderer because the planets

A) move all over the night sky.
B) move in an orbit around Earth.
C) like the stars, move across the night sky.
D) move through the field of stars a little bit each night

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User MLH
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Five planets — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn were known to the ancients. ... However, the planets moved relative to the stars. For this reason they were called wandering stars. Our word "planet" comes from the Greek word planetes, meaning "wanderer."
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User Gaurav Mehta
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Answer:It's D I did it in my assignment

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User Malaverdiere
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