Social Studies Test Review

Try to complete these paragraphs.

At the June Solstice: The date is June 21 or 22. The part of the Earth closest to the sun is latitude ___________ . This latitude is called the Tropic of ____________ . The length of day is ______ hours at the North Pole, and _______ hours at the South Pole. On this day, every location south of the ________ Circle is in darkness for 24 hours. Every location north of the ______ Circle gets 24 hours of daylight.

At the December Solstice: The date is December 21 or 22. The part of the Earth closest to the sun is latitude ___________ . This latitude is called the Tropic of ____________ . Length of daylight is ______ hours at the equator, ______ hours at the North Pole, and _______ hours at the South Pole. On this day, every location north of the ________ Circle is in darkness for 24 hours. Every location south of the ______ Circle gets 24 hours of daylight.

At the March Equinox: The date is March 20 or 21. The part of the Earth closest to the sun is latitude ________ . This latitude is called the ____________ . Length of day is ______ hours at the Equator. Every place on Earth has ________ hours of daylight. This is the beginning of ________ for the Northern Hemisphere and ________ for the Southern Hemisphere.

At the September Equinox: The date is September 22 or 23. The part of the Earth closest to the sun is latitude ________ . This latitude is called the ____________ . Length of day is ______ hours at the Equator. Every place on Earth has ________ hours of daylight. This is the beginning of ________ for the Northern Hemisphere and ________ for the Southern Hemisphere.

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