Vernal and Autumnal Equinoxes Exercise

Vernal and Autumnal Equinoxes

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Vernal and Autumnal Equinoxes

Explore the vernal and autumnal equinoxes, when day and night are nearly equal in length across Earth.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    What does the word 'equinox' mean?

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    On an equinox, how many hours of daylight and darkness occur everywhere on Earth?

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    Around which date does the vernal (spring) equinox occur in the Northern Hemisphere?

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    Around which date does the autumnal (fall) equinox occur in the Northern Hemisphere?

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    Where are the Sun's direct rays focused at solar noon during an equinox?

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    How is Earth's axis positioned relative to the Sun on an equinox?

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    Where does the Sun rise on the exact day of an equinox?

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    Where does the Sun set on the exact day of an equinox?

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    When it is the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, what equinox is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

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    How many equinoxes occur each calendar year?

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    After the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, what happens to daylight length?

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    At the Equator on an equinox, where is the Sun at solar noon?