At What Average Speed Does the Sun Appear to Move

question 362

Multiple Choice

At what average speed does the Sun appear to move across our sky with respect to the stars in order to move through one full circle in one year?

• A) about 13° per day
• B) about 1° per day
• C) The Sun never appears to move with respect to the stars in the sky.
• D) about 24° per day, or very close to 1° per hour

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Definitions:

Secondary Sex Characteristics

Those physical characteristics that are not directly involved in reproduction but distinguish the mature male from the mature female.

Tertiary Sex Characteristics

Physical changes not directly involved in reproduction but that differentiate sexes, such as facial hair in men or wider hips in women.

Diminishment

The process of decreasing in size, importance, or intensity.

Secondary Sex Characteristics

Traits that appear at puberty, distinguishing biological sexes but not directly involved in reproduction, such as breast development in females and facial hair in males.