What is the Equinox and Solstice?

What is the approximate tilt of the Earth's axis?

• 0 degrees

• 15.5 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

• 90 degrees

What happens during an equinox?

• One hemisphere receives significantly more sunlight than the other.

• Both hemispheres receive approximately equal amounts of sunlight.

• The Earth is closest to the Sun.

• The Earth is farthest from the Sun.

What is the term for the actual day when both hemispheres receive exactly 12 hours of sunlight and darkness?

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Equilux

• Aphelion

What is a solstice?

• A day when the Earth's axis is not tilted.

• A day when both hemispheres receive equal sunlight.

• A day with either the most or least amount of sunlight in a hemisphere.

• A day when the moon blocks the sun completely.