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Seleccione la definición de orto. Select the definition of rising (orto).
a Son los momentos en que los astros cortan el horizonte, siendo el orto el momento en que el astro pasa del hemisferio invisible al visible, lo que siempre ocurre hacia el Oeste. The moments bodies cross the horizon; rising is when the body passes from the invisible to the visible hemisphere, always towards the west. b Son los momentos en que los astros cortan el horizonte, siendo el orto el momento en que el astro pasa del hemisferio invisible al visible, lo que siempre ocurre hacia el Este. The moments bodies cross the horizon; rising is when the body passes from the invisible to the visible hemisphere, always towards the east. c Son los momentos en que los astros cortan el horizonte, siendo el crepúsculo el momento en que el astro pasa del hemisferio invisible al visible, lo que siempre ocurre hacia el Este. The moments bodies cross the horizon; twilight is when the body passes to the visible hemisphere, always towards the east. d Son los momentos en que los astros cortan el horizonte, siendo el ocaso el momento en que el astro pasa del hemisferio invisible al visible, lo que siempre ocurre hacia el Oeste. The moments bodies cross the horizon; setting is when the body passes to the visible hemisphere, always towards the west.
Show the answer Correct answer: b) The moments bodies cross the horizon; rising is when the body passes from the invisible to the visible hemisphere, always towards the east.
Why it is correct Rising is when the body appears over the horizon, always towards the east. Setting is when it goes down in the west.
Why the others are not a) It rises in the east.c) Twilight is something else.d) Setting is going down.
How to work it out in the exam Rise: east. Set: west.
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