Multiple Choice
Why is the period between two successive full Moons NOT equal to the Moon's orbital period, or sidereal month?
A) The Earth-Moon system is also orbiting the Sun.
B) These two time intervals are not related because full-Moon time depends on the Moon's rotation period about its own axis.
C) The Moon's orbit is inclined at about 5° to Earth's orbital plane.
D) The Moon's orbit is elliptical, and the Moon therefore moves irregularly around Earth.
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