Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Give reasons for the following
Days and nights are equal at all places on earth on March 21.
Advertisements
Solution
The rays of the sun fall vertical on the equator or the middle part of the earth, on March 21, So the distribution of light is equal all over the world resulting the duration of the day and night equal from pole to pole. It is called the Vernal Equinox
RELATED QUESTIONS
Name the two hemispheres of the earth made by the Equator.
Name the two reference lines with respect to which the distances of various places on the earth’s surface are measured?
What is meant by Equinox?
Describe how seasons are made and reversed between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Distinguish between :
Twilight and Dawn.
Name the shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere.
Name the shortest day in the Southern Hemisphere.
When does the winter solstice occur?
Give reasons for the following statement:
Beyond the tropics, the Sun is never overhead
Why are days and nights equal at all places on earth on September 23?
