All the Following Statements Are True

question 114

Multiple Choice

All the following statements are true.Which one explains why mean solar time differs from apparent solar time?

• A)The length of a solar day is not always exactly 24 hours.
• B)Earth's rotation period is actually about 23 hours and 56 minutes,not 24 hours.
• C)Earth's axis precesses with a period of about 26,000 years.
• D)The Sun reaches the meridian at different times at different longitudes within the same time zone.

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