How are the movements of the moon in the sky and earth's rotation about its own axis related? a) the moon appears to move from east to west due to earth's east-to-west rotation. b) the moon appears to move from east to west due to earth's west-to-east rotation. c) the moon actually moves from east to west while earth rotates from west to east. d) the moon and earth both move from east to west, but earth rotates at a lower speed.