{"id":57199,"date":"2024-04-16T00:57:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=57199"},"modified":"2024-04-16T00:57:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:57:52","slug":"the-moon-orbits-the-earth-at-a-mean-distance-approximately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-moon-orbits-the-earth-at-a-mean-distance-approximately\/","title":{"rendered":"The moon orbits the earth at a mean distance approximately"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a96f7120ceb1\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    0.384 million km                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    149.6 million km                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    579 million km                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    227.9 million km                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is A. 0.384 million km.<\/p>\n<p>The moon orbits the Earth at a mean distance of 384,400 km (238,900 mi). This is about 30 times the diameter of Earth. The moon&#8217;s orbit is elliptical, so the distance between the Earth and the moon varies slightly. The closest point in the moon&#8217;s orbit is called perigee, and the farthest point is called apogee. The perigee distance is 363,104 km (225,622 mi), and the apogee distance is 405,504 km (251,902 mi).<\/p>\n<p>The moon&#8217;s orbit takes 27.3 days to complete. This is the same amount of time it takes the moon to rotate on its axis. This is why we always see the same side of the moon from Earth.<\/p>\n<p>The moon&#8217;s gravity has a significant effect on Earth. It causes the tides, and it also stabilizes Earth&#8217;s rotation. 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