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Which of the following is true about equinoxes?
F: They occur in June and December.
G: The sun's vertical rays are striking either the Tropic of Cancer or the Tropic of Capricorn.
H: Legths of daylight and darkness are equal everywhere.
J: The length of daylight in the Arctic and Antarctic Circles is 24 hours.

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The answer is G

The sun's vertical rays strike the Tropic of Cancer, 23.5° north of the Equator, during the June solstice. The subsolar point then begins its migration south, and vertical rays strike the Tropic of Capricorn, 23.5° south of the Equator, during the December solstice.
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