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

A

`4 mi n`

B

`1 mi n`

C

`15 mi n`

D

`56 mi n`

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A
Sideral day is about `4` min shorter than our normal solar `24` h day. It is abour `3` min `56s`.
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