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Summer Solstice
Winter Solstice
Equinox
Shadows
Sun's Path
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What date is the Summer Solstice?
June 21
100
What is the date of Winter Solstice?
December 21
100
What is the date of the Spring Equinox?
March 21
100

Why is Rocky Point warmer in the summer compared to the winter?

More direct sunlight and more hours of sunlight.

100
The sun rises in the ______ and sets in the ______ .
Rises in the east, sets in the west.
200

In NY how many hours of daylight do we receive in the summer?

15 hours

200

In NY how many hours of daylight do we receive during winter solstice?

9 hours

200

In the Northern Hemisphere how do daylight and darkness hours compare during the Equinox?

Equal hours of daylight and nighttime.

200
What month of the year is the Sun lowest in the sky?
December
200
If it is fall in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
Spring
300
How many hours of daylight does the equator receive during the summer solstice?
12 hours. (The equator always gets 12 hours)
300
Does the North Pole tilt toward the Sun or away from the Sun during Winter Solstice?
Away from the Sun
300
Where do they always show Spring / Fall Equinox on test questions? Top and Bottom of the Sun, or Left and Right of the Sun?
Top and Bottom of the Sun.
300
What month of the year is your shadow the smallest?
June
300
If the sun rises and sets DIRECTLY East and West, what date might it be?
March 21 or September 21
400
How many hours of daylight does the North Pole receive during summer solstice?
24 hours (Sun does not set)
400
How many hours of daylight does the North Pole receive during Winter Solstice?
0 hours of daylight. (The sun does not rise)
400
How many hours of daylight does the North Pole receive during the Equinoxes?
12 hours (Everywhere on Earth gets 12 hours during Equinoxes)
400
What times of day is your shadow longest?
Sunrise and Sunset
400
During which month does the Sun have the longest path in the sky?
June
500
Where do the Sun's rays directly strike during the summer solstice?
The Tropic of Capricorn
500
Where do the Sun's rays directly strike during Winter Solstice?
Tropic of Capricorn
500
Where do the Sun's rays strike directly during the Equinoxes?
Equator
500

What compass direction does your shadow always point at noon in NY?

North

500

When does the sun rise North of East in the Northern Hemisphere?

During the Summer