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Spring Quiz
This quiz tests your knowledge of Spring
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1. The first day of spring is also called the-
vernal equinox
End of Time
Day of Tulips
2. The vernal equinox, which occurs on March 20 or 21 each year signals the start of What in the Northern Hemisphere?
spring
summer
winter
3. Conversely, the autumnal equinox in the north, which occurs in late September, is the first day of What south of the equator?
Lent
spring
christmas
4. If you were standing on the equator during either the vernal or autumnal equinox, you would see the sun pass directly overhead, the only two times in the year when that is-
false
blue
true
5. The two equinoxes are also the only times during the year when the sun rises due east and sets-
in the north
under the ocean
due west
6. In spring, the Earth’s axis is tilted toward the sun, increasing the number of daylight hours and bringing-
snow
warmer weather
silver
7. If the sun were just a tiny point of light and Earth had no atmosphere, then day and night would each be exactly 12 hours long on a-
winter earth day
spring equinox day
red bucket week
8. The vernal equinox marks the beginning of the astrological year when the sun enters the sign of Aries. Also known as Ostara, the pagan goddess of-
Spring and Fertility
Death & Blood
Life & Death
9. On the Northern Hemisphere's vernal equinox day, a person at the North Pole would see the sun skimming across the horizon, beginning six months of-
uninterrupted darkness
uninterrupted daylight
rolling blackouts
10. A person at the South Pole would also see the sun skim the horizon, but it would signal the start of six months of-
uninterrupted daylight
seizures
darkness
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