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Why does a solar day last longer than a sidereal day?
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- 1Because the distant stars move in their orbits around the Earth each day.
- 2Because the Earth spins faster on its axis than it moves in its orbit around the Sun.
- 3Because the Sun moves a little bit in its orbit around the Earth each day.
- 4Because the Earth moves a little bit along its orbit around the Sun each day, requiring slightly more than a full rotation to face the Sun again.✓
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Because the Earth moves a little bit along its orbit around the Sun each day, requiring slightly more than a full rotation to face the Sun again.
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