Directions: What do you know about the first day of spring? Explore the web site below. Then read each question on this page. Beneath each question are three possible answers. Write the question and the correct answer in your lab journal.
Click here for The First Day of Spring
1. How many hours of daylight occur on the first day of spring?
a) 4 b) 8 c) 12
2. What is the longest day of the year called?
a) winter solstice b) summer equinox c) summer solstice
3. What does the word solstice mean?
a) summer sun b) sunny days c) sun stands still
4. Which season begins on the vernal equinox?
a) spring b) summer c) autumn
5. What causes the seasons to change?
a) daylight savings time b) Earth's orbit c) the suns orbit
Thought question
Why, do you think, are day and night the same length on the vernal equinox?
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