Q: What event occurs between the two solstices?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Equinox comes halfway between the two solstices. At equinoxes, the Sun's rays shine most directly at the Equator ( Figure below ). The daylight and nighttime hours are exactly equal on an equinox. The autumnal, or fall, equinox happens on September 22 or 23. The vernal, or spring, equinox happens March 21 or 22 in the Northern Hemisphere.

 Choices:

- Christmas

- summer

- Leap Year

- equinox


A:
equinox