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.
- True
- False
2.
There will be about 12 hours of daylight on the day of an equinox.
- True
- False
3.
What does the term equinox mean?
- equal day
- equal night
- equal year
- leap year
4.
During the December solstice, the
- Southern Hemisphere has winter.
- Western Hemisphere has summer.
- Southern Hemisphere has summer.
- Northern Hemisphere has summer.
5.
On which day does the Northern Hemisphere receive the most hours of sunlight?
- autumnal equinox
- winter solstice
- vernal equinox
- summer solstice
6.
The equinox that occurs in spring on about March 20, in the Northern Hemisphere and September 22, in the Southern Hemisphere.
- Autumnal
- Vernal
- Summer
- 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.
- Autumnal
- Vernal
- Summer
- 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.
- Autumnal
- Vernal
- Summer
- 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.
- Vernal
- Summer
- Winter
- 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?
- summer solstice
- winter solstice
- summer equinox
- winter equinox
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