KIDS QUIZ
SPACE EXPLORATION
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Question
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When the Sun is directly over the equator, number of daylight and nighttime hours are equal.
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Solstice
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Equilateral
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Equinox
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Daylight savings time
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -At the equator, the sun is directly overhead at noon on these two equinoxes. The “nearly” equal hours of day and night are due to refraction of sunlight or a bending of the light’s rays that causes the sun to appear above the horizon when the actual position of the sun is below the horizon.
Detailed explanation-2: -On Earth, there are two equinoxes every year: one around March 21 and another around September 22. Sometimes, the equinoxes are nicknamed the “vernal equinox” (spring equinox) and the “autumnal equinox” (fall equinox), although these have different dates in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
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