With current technology, the Doppler method can be used to measure stellar motions that are as small as about
A) walking speed.
B) the speed at which continents move with plate tectonics.
C) the speed of cars on a freeway (with no traffic).
D) the cruising speed of an airplane.
E) the orbital speed of Jupiter.
A) walking speed.
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