{"id":8317,"date":"2024-04-15T02:58:36","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T02:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=8317"},"modified":"2024-04-15T02:58:36","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T02:58:36","slug":"the-time-interval-between-successive-transits-of-the-moon-is-a-24-hours-10-minutes-b-20-hours-25-minutes-c-24-hours-50-minutes-d-23-hours-50-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-time-interval-between-successive-transits-of-the-moon-is-a-24-hours-10-minutes-b-20-hours-25-minutes-c-24-hours-50-minutes-d-23-hours-50-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"The time interval between successive transits of the moon, is A. 24 hours 10 minutes B. 20 hours 25 minutes C. 24 hours 50 minutes D. 23 hours 50 minutes"},"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_6a9a4d732c9db\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    24 hours 10 minutes                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    20 hours 25 minutes                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    24 hours 50 minutes                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    23 hours 50 minutes                <\/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 D. 23 hours 50 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The Moon orbits the Earth once every 27.3 days. However, the Earth also orbits the Sun once every 365.25 days. This means that the Moon appears to move across the sky from west to east in a slightly different position each day. 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This can only happen when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are in a straight line, which is called a syzygy. Syzygies can occur at new moons or full moons.<\/p>\n<p>The time interval between successive transits of the Moon across the Sun is 23 hours 50 minutes. This is because the Moon&#8217;s orbit around the Earth is not perfectly synchronized with the Earth&#8217;s orbit around the Sun.<\/p>\n<p>Option A is incorrect because it is the time it takes for the Moon to orbit the Earth once. Option B is incorrect because it is the time it takes for the Earth to rotate once on its axis. 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