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Question
Give reasons for the following:
There is no Twilight and Dawn on the Equator.
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Solution
Twilight and Dawn depend on the path of the sun in the sky. At the Equators, the sun’s path is almost vertical. So the duration of twilight and dawn combine with sunset and sunrise.
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