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erika

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The Sun's location in the Milky Way Galaxy is
 
  A) very near the galactic center.
  B) in the halo of the galaxy, about 28,000 light-years above the galactic disk.
  C) at the very outer edge of the galactic disk.
  D) in the galactic disk, roughly halfway between the center and the outer edge of the disk.

Question 2

Historians trace the origins of a 24-hour day to
 
  A) the druids of Stonehenge.
  B) the ancient Egyptians.
  C) the Mayans.
  D) the Aztecs.
  E) the Babylonian astronomer, Meton.



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B




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