Question

Which statement describes the daily motion of the moon?

rises and sets at same time
rises and sets 50 minutes later
rises 50 minutes later, sets 50 minutes earlier
rises 50 minutes earlier, sets 40 minutes later

Answer 1

The moon rises roughly 50 minutes later each day than it rose the day before, takes roughly 12hrs 25min to cross the sky from East to West, and sets roughly 50 minutes later than it set the day before.