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El Tiempo Universal coincide con:Universal Time (UT) coincides with:

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Correct answer: c) The mean solar time of the Greenwich meridian.

Why it is correct

Universal Time (UT) is, by definition, the mean solar time of the Greenwich prime meridian reckoned from midnight (Greenwich Mean Time, GMT / HCG).

Why the others are not

  • a) In summer British official time (BST = UTC+1) is one hour ahead of UT.
  • b) Cádiz, Málaga and Seville lie west of Greenwich, so their local mean time (Hcl) lags behind UT.
  • d) Options a) and b) are false.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Universal Time (UT): coincides with the mean solar time of the Greenwich meridian (GMT).

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