Lexi+C+and+Marie+A-Seasons+and+Equinoxes+2

=Lexi C and Marie A= =Orange/5 Class= (textbook pages #468-469)

Equinoxes

 * Occur twice a year, when neither hemisphere on Earth is leaning towards the sun.[[image:equinoxe.jpg width="255" height="197" align="right"]]
 * There is 12 hours of daylight, and 12 hours of nighttime throughout the whole planet

The Spring Equinox

 * On or around March 21st
 * Sun is directly over the equator
 * After Spring Equinox, North Pole begins tipping towards the Sun


 * On or around September 23rd
 * Sun over equator
 * After Autumn Equinox, South pole begins tipping towards the sun ( North pole gets less sunlight)

Solstices-
•The days when the poles are at their largest tilt

•These create the longest and shortest days of the year

Summer Solstice:
•Takes place on June 21st (first day of summer) •Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun •Sun is directly over Tropic of Cancer •After, North Pole begins tipping away from the sun

Winter Solstice:
•Takes place on December 21st (first day of winter) •Southern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun •Sun is directly over Tropic of Capricorn •After, South Pole begins tipping away from the sun

**NOTES---**
//*After any of the Equinoxes, either the exact North or South Pole will enter a period of 24 hours of darkness, or the opposite-24 hours of day light.//

//*Days are longer at the pole tilted towards the sun, and shorter at the pole tilted away from the sun//

//*At// //our latitude, in Wellesley, during the winter solstice there is about 8 or 9 hours, of light, while at the summer solstice, we have a huge amount of light during the day--around 14 or 15 hours.//