Between Christmas and January, at Middle Latitudes in the Northern

question 27

Multiple Choice

Between Christmas and January, at middle latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, the length of the day ____.

• A) increases
• B) decreases
• C) does not change
• D) is 12 hours long

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Stress

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