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Title

9.1 Part 6

Description

Earth's Equinoxes

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Subject

Science

Level

5th Grade

Created

04/13/2011

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Term

equinox

Definition

means "equal night" and every place on Earth has approximately 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of nighttime

Term

spring equinox

Definition

in the northern hemisphere, March 20 or March 21

Term

fall equinox

Definition

in northern hemisphere, September 22 or 23

Term

hemisphere

Definition

means"half of a sphere" and refers to the part of the Earth either above (northern) or below (southern) the equator