Stars rise about 4 minutes earlier each day. Roughly how much earlier does a star rise after a month?
AAbout 4 hours earlier
BAbout 30 minutes earlier
CAbout 12 hours earlier
DAbout 2 hours earlier
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. About 2 hours earlier
1. Our clocks run on solar time, so the stars slip 4 minutes earlier every day.
2. A month is about 30 days, so multiply 4 minutes by 30.
3. That gives 120 minutes, which is 2 hours earlier.
4. Four hours would need two months of slipping, so it is the answer to the wrong span.
_Source: OpenStax Astronomy (CC BY 4.0), Ch 4 "Earth, Moon, and Sky" and Ch 5 "Radiation and Spectra", section 4.3 Keeping Time_
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