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प्रश्न
Give reasons for the following statement :
The duration of day and night is equal everywhere on 21st March and 23rd September.
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उत्तर
These are two special positions in the revolutionary course of the Earth when days and nights are equal throughout the world. They are the two equinox, the first on March 21 st and the second on September, 23 rd. Because on these two days the mid-day sun is overhead at the equator, the positions of both the hemispheres are the same in respect of the sun.
संबंधित प्रश्न
What is a geographic grid?
What are the lines of latitude?
Name the two hemispheres of the earth made by the Equator.
What is the globe? State the importance of a globe.
Name the two reference lines with respect to which the distances of various places on the earth’s surface are measured?
Name the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere.
On what dates are the days and nights equal throughout the world ?
Give reasons for the following :
Tropical latitudes are the hottest part of the’Earth.
Examine the following statements
- The Earth is spherical in shape.
- The shape of the Earth is called a geoid.
- The Earth is flat.
Look at the options given below and choose the correct answer
What is a Geoid?
