Seasons 8D - Re-test

On the day of the vernal equinox (for the Northern Hemisphere), the subsolar point is heading north, on its way to the __________________________.

• Antarctic Circle

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

On the autumnal equinox the sunlight is most concentrated toward the _______________

• Arctic Circle

• equator

• Tropic of Capricornn

• Tropic of Cancer

Which of the following statements about the celestial equator is true at all latitudes?

• I cuts the dome of your sky exactly in half.

• It represents an extension of Earth's equator onto the celestial sphere.

• It lies along the band of light we call the Milky Way.

• It extends from your horizon due north, through the Earth's axis, to your horizon due south.

Which of the following statement is NOT true?

• Both the Northern and Southern hemispheres receive the same amount of sunlight on the equinoxes.

• Both the Northern and Southern hemispheres receive the same amount of sunlight on the solstices.

• The Northern Hemisphere receives the most direct sunlight on the summer solstice.

Is the Tropic of Capricorn located in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

After the December Solstice, the sun's light is heading toward the _________________.

• Equator

• Antarctic Circle

• Tropic of Capricorn

On the day of the Vernal Equinox, the sun's rays are most concentrated on the ___________________________

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Arctic Circle

• Equator