Multiple Choice
A sidereal day is defined as ________.
A) 24 hours in a day
B) the time for one complete revolution of the earth relative to the celestial reference
C) the time between periods when the sun is at the exact same height in the sky,for example,noon
D) 24 hours at Greenwich,England
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