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lak

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How long does the synodic month take, and how it this observed?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

A body in orbit about a planet is a(n) ________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word



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Answer to Question 1

The phase cycle of the Moon takes 29.5 days to return to exactly the same phase.

Answer to Question 2

moon or satellite



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