The Sidereal Month Is the Time Required for

question 17

Multiple Choice

The sidereal month is the time required for

• A)The Moon to go from new phase to new phase
• B)The Moon to orbit the Earth once with respect to the sun
• C)The Moon to orbit the Earth once with respect to the stars
• D)A complete saros cycle

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Definitions:

Mutually Exclusive

Describes a condition in probability and statistics where two events cannot occur at the same time; the occurrence of one event excludes the possibility of the other event occurring.

Disjunction

A logical operation expressing that at least one of the connected statements is true; often symbolized with "or" in formal logic.

Probability

An indicator of an event's occurrence probability, given as a value from 0 to 1.

Disjunction

A logical operation that forms a compound statement from two statements, true if at least one of the statements is true.