Which of the following statements is true about the circle of illumination?

a. It always passes through the north and south poles.
b. It separates the part of the earth that is experiencing daylight from the part that is experiencing night.
c. It represents the parallel of latitude that experiences daylight for 24 hours on the summer solstice from the rest of the earth.
d. All of these choices are true.


b. It separates the part of the earth that is experiencing daylight from the part that is experiencing night.

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