The annual march of the seasons and the passage of the subsolar point between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn affect these stations. Can you detect from your temperature graphs these seasonal effects? Explain.
Both stations show slight winter (June and July) cooling as the Sun moves to the northern hemisphere. Temperatures indicate two annual passages of the Sun’s overhead rays (90° solar altitude).
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What will be an ideal response?
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Which statement is true of an equinox?
a. The hours of daylight and darkness are exactly the same all over Earth. b. Daylight is longer than darkness over the Northern Hemisphere. c. Darkness is longer than daylight over the Northern Hemisphere. d. The hours of daylight and darkness in each hemisphere vary according to the local season.