What Is a Tropical Year

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Multiple Choice

What is a tropical year?

• A) It is the time between seeing the Sun directly overhead in the tropics (between latitudes N 23.5° and S 23.5°) and next seeing it directly overhead again.
• B) It is twice the period of time between seeing the Sun directly overhead in the tropics (between latitudes N 23.5° and S 23.5°) and next seeing it directly overhead again.
• C) It is the time from one vernal equinox to the next.
• D) It is the time between having Polaris as the north star and having Polaris again as the north star, divided by 26,000.

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