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The day on which the sun is directly over the equator and the days and nights are equal in length is called a what?
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What occurs twice a year when earths tilt is neither toward nor away from the sun?
Its called an equinox. There is the Spring and the Autumnal Equinox. This occurs when the Sun is directly above the equator. It means equal day, where the days and nights are of the same length. See the related link for more information.
How is it called when at the official end of winter the days and nights are of equal length all over the world?
The vernal equinox.
What occurs when the sun is directly over the equator?
When the sun is directly over the equator, the Northern Hemisphere has either the Spring Equinox (approximately March 22nd) or the Fall (Autumn) Equinox (approximately September 22nd.) During these events, the length of night and day are both 12 hours long around the world. For the Southern Hemisphere, these are reversed, with the March equinox occurring in the autumn. *At the poles, the equinoxes mark the beginning and the end of the six-month periods of daylight and of night. From March to September it is always day at the North Pole, and from September to March, it is night.
Where on earth of the day and nights eaqual?
Any place on earth that lie on the equator will have equal day and night time.
Is the equator hotter or colder the closer you get to it?
Temperatures get hotter when you get closer to the Equator because if you ever went to the Rainforest in South America, its hotter there. Even when it's Winter. I'm 11 yrs old and even I know this.
When is the noon sun is directly overhead at the equator -occurs in spring and fall?
This is called the "equinox", or "equal nights" - when the night and day are approximately the same duration.
The length of the days and nights is equal at the?
At the Equator at the two Equinoxes, Spring and Fall.
Is days and nights is equal at equator?
There are some tiny variations because of the tilt of the earth, but we can say that days and nights are roughly equal at the equator.
What occurs twice a year when earths tilt is neither toward nor away from the sun?
Its called an equinox. There is the Spring and the Autumnal Equinox. This occurs when the Sun is directly above the equator. It means equal day, where the days and nights are of the same length. See the related link for more information.
Does in Africa days are longer then nights?
Africa is a very large continent, with parts in the northern hemipshere and part in the southern hemisphere, so the equator goes through it. The parts closest the equator experience no real difference in the length of days and nights throughout the year. Parts of Africa that are futher from the equator do experience a difference. There is a lengthening and shorterning of days. So it depends on where you are in Africa and the time of year.
Why are daylight and nighttime of equal length at the equinox?
Yes they are equal because equinox means equal nights.
Nights are always about 12 hours long at the?
equator
What is meaning of equator?
The imaginary great circle on the earth's surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles, and dividing the earth's surface into two hemispheres., The great circle of the celestial sphere, coincident with the plane of the earth's equator; -- so called because when the sun is in it, the days and nights are of equal length; hence called also the equinoctial, and on maps, globes, etc., the equinoctial line.
What are vernal and autumn equinox?
It's when the Sun is directly over the equator and the duration of the days and nights are the same. It occurs on March 20th (Vernal). For the autumnal equinox, it occurs on September 22nd.
Which geographic region has 12-hour days and a 12-hour nights every day of the year?
the equator
How is it called when at the official end of winter the days and nights are of equal length all over the world?
The vernal equinox.
How do the lengths of days and nights compare on komodo since it is fairly close to the equator?
it is 600 miles south of the equator
