Question

Days and nights are almost equal in the equatorial region because:

Options

• The equator passes through it.

• It receives direct rays of the Sun.

• There is no effect of the tilted axis of the Earth.

• All of these.

Answer 1

All of these.

Explanation:

The equatorial region lies around the Equator and so receives near-vertical (direct) sunlight throughout the year; because of that and its central position, the seasonal effect of the Earth’s tilted axis is minimal there, so day and night remain almost equal in length.