Question

Places on or near the Equator receive about 12 hours of daylight in June. Approximately how many hours of daylight do those same places on or near the Equator experience each day in December? Notice the "Light Intensity" area of the simulator has "Hours of the day" written at the bottom. This shows the relative intensity of the sunlight on a 24 hour clock for each day of the year.

A. 9 hours of daylight

B. 12 hours of daylight

C. 15 hours of daylight

D. 16 hours of daylight

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/cosmology-and-astronomy/earth-history-topic/earth-title-topic/pi/season-simulator

Answer 1

B) 12 hours of daylight.

Step-by-step explanation:

B) 12 hours of daylight.

In near the equator we experience 12 hours of daylight as the equator is situated exactly the halfway in between the two poles. The North pole experiences long daylight in the months, when the North Pole is tilted towards the Sun and shorter daylight when the pole tilted away from the Sun. The reverse is true for the Southern Poles. But this wouldn't have any effects in daylight on the equator.