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El tiempo transcurrido entre dos pasos consecutivos del Sol medio por el Meridiano inferior, se denomina:The time elapsed between two consecutive transits of the mean Sun across the lower meridian is called a:
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Correct answer: b) Civil Day.
Why it is correct
The civil day has the same length as the mean solar day (24 mean hours), and is reckoned from midnight to midnight—that is, the interval between two consecutive transits of the mean Sun across the lower meridian.
Why the others are not
- a) A true solar day is governed by the true Sun, whose length varies slightly through the year.
- c) A sidereal day is the interval between two consecutive upper transits of the First Point of Aries.
- d) In standard terminology, the day measured between consecutive lower transits of the mean Sun is the civil day.
How to work it out in the exam
- Civil day: interval between two consecutive lower meridian transits of the mean Sun (midnight to midnight).
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2026 · 2ª convocatoria · CY Tipo 1 · question 8 Official paper · Official answer key
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