1. What does the term solstice mean?

2. What does the term equinox mean?

3. How many hours of daylight does the Northern Hemisphere receive on March 211

4. When does the summer solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere?

5. How many hours of daylight does the North Pole receive on June 21?

6. How many hours of darkness does the South Pole have on June 217

7. The vernal equinox indicates the beginning of what season?

8. What is true of all places on Earth during the equinoxes?

9. What is the name for the time of year in which Earth is farthest from the Sun

10. In what position is Earth in early January?

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Biology

Calvin Hurley

27 November, 17:49

1. What does the term solstice mean?

2. What does the term equinox mean?

3. How many hours of daylight does the Northern Hemisphere receive on March 211

4. When does the summer solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere?

5. How many hours of daylight does the North Pole receive on June 21?

6. How many hours of darkness does the South Pole have on June 217

7. The vernal equinox indicates the beginning of what season?

8. What is true of all places on Earth during the equinoxes?

9. What is the name for the time of year in which Earth is farthest from the Sun

10. In what position is Earth in early January?

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1. A solstice is an event occurring when the Sun appears to reach its most northerly or southerly excursion relative to the celestial equator on the celestial sphere.

2. An equinox is commonly regarded as the instant of time when the plane of Earth's equator