Compared with a solar day, a lunar day is:
A)equal to a solar day.
B)half the length of a solar day.
C)longer than a solar day.
D)shorter than a solar day.
E)twice the length of a solar day.

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A lunar day is longer than a solar day. A solar day is about 24 hours, which is the time it takes for the Earth to rotate once on its axis relative to the Sun. A lunar day, the time it takes for a point on the Earth's surface to rotate from one moonrise to the next, is approximately 24 hours and 50 minutes. This difference is due to the Moon's orbit around the Earth.

Compared with a Solar Day, a Lunar Day Is