Which of the Following Is True of the September Equinox

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the September equinox?

• A)All latitudes on Earth,except the Equator,experience unequal daylengths.
• B)The subsolar point is at the Tropic of Cancer (23.5° N).
• C)The sun rises at the South Pole,where it will remain over the horizon for the following six months.
• D)The Northern Hemisphere spring officially begins.

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