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प्रश्न
Distinguish between:
Equinox and Solstice
फरक स्पष्ट करा
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उत्तर
Equinox:
- It means the duration of days and nights equal.
- 21st March and 23rd September are the dates of Equinox all over the world.
- The sun is vertical on the equator.
Solstice:
- It is the particular position of the earth during the year.
- The dates of summer and Winter Solstices are 21st June and 22nd December.
- The sun is vertical on the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn respectively.
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पाठ 3: Rotation and Revolution - EXERCISES [पृष्ठ ३९]
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the two hemispheres of the earth made by the Equator.
Which temperature zone receives slanting rays?
Explain how latitudes and longitudes help to determine the position of a place on the globe?
Give reasons for the following
Noon is hotter than morning.
On which two days are the days and nights equal all over the world and why ? What name do you give to these days?
Name the shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere.
Name the shortest day in the Southern Hemisphere.
Name the two ends of the Axis of the Earth.
When does the winter solstice occur?
Give reasons for the following:
The variation in the lengths of day and night goes on increasing polewards.
