Summer Solstice
Winter Solstice
Equinox
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What date is the Summer Solstice?
June 21
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What is the date of Winter Solstice?
December 21
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What is the date of the Spring Equinox?
March 21
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In the Northern Hemisphere do we get more or less hours of daylight in the summer?
We get more hours of daylight in the summer.
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In the Northern Hemisphere do we get more or less hours of daylight during winter solstice?
Less hours of daylight
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In the Northern Hemisphere do we get more or less hours of daylight during the Equinox?
Equal hours of daylight and nighttime.
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How many hours of daylight does the equator receive during the summer solstice?
12 hours. (The equator always gets 12 hours)
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Does the North Pole tilt toward the Sun or away from the Sun during Winter Solstice?
Away from the Sun
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If it is fall in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

It is spring.

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How many hours of daylight does the North Pole receive during summer solstice?
24 hours (Sun does not set)
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How many hours of daylight does the North Pole receive during Winter Solstice?
0 hours of daylight. (The sun does not rise)
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How many hours of daylight does the North Pole receive during the Equinoxes?
12 hours (Everywhere on Earth gets 12 hours during Equinoxes)
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What time of day the Sun's rays directly strike during the summer solstice?

The sun is directly overhead around noon on the solstices.

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During which month does the Sun have the longest path in the sky?

June

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Where do the Sun's rays strike directly during the Equinoxes?
Equator
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