Question

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

Answer 1

B. The time for one complete revolution of the earth relative to the celestial reference.

Step-by-step explanation:

As a sidereal day is about 23 hr 56 min and 4.09 seconds so, this makes a sidereal day approx 365.24 (86,164.1) seconds. Compared to solar time which is 4 minutes longer than a sidereal day. Thus about the celestial bodies, time is taken for one complete revolution. Its is easier to point a telescope to the proper coordinate in the night sky.