The Northern and Southern Hemispheres face the sun evenly. What do the hemispheres experience at that time?(1 point)

Responses

winter
winter

summer
summer

an equinox
an equinox

a solstice

an equinox

a solstice

The correct answer is an equinox. During the equinox, which occurs twice a year (around March 20th and September 22nd), the Northern and Southern Hemispheres face the sun equally. This means that the amount of daylight and darkness is almost equal in both hemispheres. During an equinox, neither hemisphere is tilted towards or away from the sun, resulting in a balanced distribution of sunlight and temperature.