Vernal Equinox

When daylight hours are almost equal to night time hours, it is called

• Equinox

• Solstice

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What is it called when the length of day and night are equal?

• revolution

• orbit

• equinox

• dormant

The term equinox means....

• Equal amount of daylight and equal amount of night

• The longest day of the year

• Equal amounts of candy for everyone

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The sun is setting earlier than it did in the summer.

• True

• False

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What is the March equinox called in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Autumnal Equinox

• Vernal Equinox

• Summer Solstice

• Winter Solstice

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Where in the diagram is the Earth experiencing an equinox?

hint - there are two places

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What is the March equinox called in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Autumnal Equinox

• Vernal Equinox

• Summer Solstice

• Winter Solstice

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Which two months on the graph indicate an equinox?​ (a)   ​ (b)  

• March

• September

• June

• December

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What is the name of the first day of spring

• Autumnal equinox

• Vernal equinox

• Winter solstice

• Summer solstice

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What is an Equinox

• Full tilt toward sun

• Full tilt away from sun

• Shortest day

• Equal day and night