What Is the Difference Between a Synodic Month and a Sidereal

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Multiple Choice

What is the difference between a synodic month and a sidereal month?

• A)A synodic month is our 30 or 31 day calendar month and a sidereal month is the time it takes for a cycle of the Moon's phases.
• B)A synodic month is the time it takes for a cycle of lunar phases and a sidereal month is the time it takes the Moon to orbit Earth (relative to the stars).
• C)A synodic month is the time it takes for a cycle of the Moon's phases and a sidereal month is our 30 or 31 day calendar month.
• D)A synodic month is based on the orbit of some planet around the Sun and a sidereal month is based on the orbit of the Moon around Earth.

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