GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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Students use sports equipment to model the relative motion of Earth, the Moon, and the Sun. A baseball represents the Earth, the golf ball represents the Moon, and the basketball represents the Sun. Which of the following will accurately model the relative motions of these bodies?
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Baseball moving around the golf ball, golf ball moving around the basketball
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Golf ball moving around the baseball, baseball moving around the basketball
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Basketball moving around the baseball, baseball moving around the golf ball
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Golf ball moving around the basketball, basketball moving around the baseball
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Position of the Moon between Sun & Earth on a new moon. A solar eclipse happens when the moon positioned between Earth and the sun, and the moon casts a shadow over Earth.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Moon orbits Earth in the prograde direction and completes one revolution relative to the Vernal Equinox and the stars in about 27.32 days (a tropical month and sidereal month) and one revolution relative to the Sun in about 29.53 days (a synodic month).
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