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The difference in the lengths of a mean solar day and a sidereal day is about

A

1 min

B

4 min

C

15 min

D

56 min

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B
The sidereal day is about 4 min shorter than our normal solar 24-hour day, to be precise , the difference is 3 min 56 seconds.
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