If You Determine the Number of Days in a Year

question 49

Multiple Choice

If you determine the number of days in a year with solar time and sidereal time how would they vary?

• A) A year measured in sidereal time would be about 15 minutes different than a solar day, so the difference only accumulates over time.
• B) A year measured in sidereal time would be about one day longer than a year based on solar time.
• C) They wouldn't; a year is always about 365 1/4 days, and the 1/4 day is taken up with leap years.
• D) A year measured in sidereal time would be about one day shorter than a year based on solar time.

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Definitions:

Preoperational

Refers to a stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, where children aged 2 to 7 years use symbols to represent their earlier sensorimotor discoveries but lack the ability to perform operations or use logic.

Cognitive Development

The process through which a person's ability to think, understand, and learn evolves over the course of their life, starting from infancy.

Symbolic Functions

Cognitive operations that enable a person to use symbols, signs, or objects to represent something that is not physically present.

Preoperational Stage

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, typically from ages 2 to 7, characterized by symbolic thinking, egocentrism, and difficulty understanding conservation.