SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
What does the word equinox mean?
|
|
The number of days Earth revolves around the sun.
|
|
|
The condition of the atmosphere in one place.
|
|
|
The days of the year that daytime and nighttime hours are equal.
|
|
|
An imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth.
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -There are only two times of the year when the Earth’s axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun, resulting in a “nearly” equal amount of daylight and darkness at all latitudes. These events are referred to as Equinoxes. The word equinox is derived from two Latin words-aequus (equal) and nox (night).
Detailed explanation-2: -1. the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth’s equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21 (vernal equinox or spring equinox) and September 22 (autumnal equinox) 2. either of the equinoctial points.
There is 1 question to complete.