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Solstices and Equinoxes (Grade 6)

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Solstices and Equinoxes

1. 
When the Sun reaches its greatest difference north or south of the equator, that day is called an equinox.
  1. True
  2. False
2. 
There will be about 12 hours of daylight on the day of an equinox.
  1. True
  2. False
3. 
What does the term equinox mean?
  1. equal day
  2. equal night
  3. equal year
  4. leap year
4. 
During the December solstice, the
  1. Southern Hemisphere has winter.
  2. Western Hemisphere has summer.
  3. Southern Hemisphere has summer.
  4. Northern Hemisphere has summer.
5. 
On which day does the Northern Hemisphere receive the most hours of sunlight?
  1. autumnal equinox
  2. winter solstice
  3. vernal equinox
  4. summer solstice
6. 
The equinox that occurs in spring on about March 20, in the Northern Hemisphere and September 22, in the Southern Hemisphere.
  1. Autumnal
  2. Vernal
  3. Summer
  4. Winter
7. 
The solstice that occurs on June 21 or 22, in the Northern Hemisphere and on December 21 or 22, in the Southern Hemisphere.
  1. Autumnal
  2. Vernal
  3. Summer
  4. Winter
8. 
The solstice that occurs on December 21 or 22, in the Northern Hemisphere and on June 21 or 22, in the Southern Hemisphere.
  1. Autumnal
  2. Vernal
  3. Summer
  4. Winter
9. 
This is the equinox that occurs on September 22 or 23, in the Northern Hemisphere and on March 21 or 22, in the Southern Hemisphere.
  1. Vernal
  2. Summer
  3. Winter
  4. Autumnal
10. 
What day is it when the Sun is at its lowest elevation in the sky all year and we experience the shortest day of the year?
  1. summer solstice
  2. winter solstice
  3. summer equinox
  4. winter equinox
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