Spring
100

The first day of spring is called

the vernal equinox

200

The fall and spring equinoxes are the only two times during the year when the sun rises due east and

sets due west

300

Spring almost always arrives on March 20 or 21, but sometimes on the 19th. The reason the equinoxes and solstices don’t always come on the same day is that Earth doesn’t circle the sun in

exactly 365 days.

400

The first day of spring in the Southern Hemisphere is the first day of ______ in the Northern Hemisphere.

fall

500

Easter always falls on the first Sunday after the first

full moon after the spring equinox

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