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Why is the length of a mean solar day not exactly 24 hours?

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CBSE
Class 8
Science
Curiosity
Keeping Time with the Skies
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Why is the length of a mean so...

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Why is the length of a mean solar day not exactly 24 hours?

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Because of leap years

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Due to variations in Earth’s rotation speed

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It changes with solar activity

4

Solar noon occurs at different times globally

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