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A solstice is the two longest days of the year. One day in summer and one day in winter. An equinox is the two shortest days of the year, one in fall and one in spring.
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What are the difference between the equinoxes and the solstices?
The equinoxes and solstices are the first days of seasons. On the equinoxes, night and day is the same length. On the solstices, the day is either the longest or the shortest day of the year, depending on which solstice it is and which hemisphere you are in,
The equinoxes and solstices mark the midpoints of the three seasons?
No, the solstices and equinoxes mark the beginnings of the four seasons.
How are the solstices and equinoxes related to the seasons?
" seasons are the manifestation of solsticesand equinoxesand are markers of the seasons
How are season and solstice are related?
Solstices and Equinoxes are points in the orbit of the Earth around the sun, hence directly related to seasons
What are solstices and equinoxes and how are they related to the seasons?
There are two solstices. they are the summer solstice (first day of summer), and the winter solstices (first day of winter An equinox is when day and night are the same length. like solstices, there are two of them. The Autumn equinox (first day of autumn), and then the spring equinox (first day of spring).
How are the words season and solstice related?
Solstices and Equinoxes are points in the orbit of the Earth around the sun, hence directly related to seasons
What occurs between the two solstices?
The two equinoxes.
What occurs midway between the dates of the summer and winter solstices?
equinoxes
Why the dates of the solstices and equinoxes vary?
This is not a short answer question. I will provide the equinox and the solstice article below so you can get your answer straight in the related links box below.
Does the leap day affect when equinoxes and solstices occur?
Yes. If we did not insert the leap day during leap year, the calendar date of the equinoxes and solstices would change and eventually come at very different times in the calendar year. The whole purpose of Leap Year/Leap Day is to keep our calendar aligned with the equinoxes, solstices, and seasons in general.
How does the revolution of the Earth correlate to the solstices and the equinoxes?
The Earth's tilt results in the solstices and euinoxes, depending on where the Earth is in it's orbit around the sun.
How long does a season last?
91 and a fraction days. The dividing points are the two solstices and two equinoxes. You can see the precise dates of the equinoxes and solstices on the "Earth's Seasons" web site at the US Naval Observatory, at the link below.
