Which of the following is FALSE: a) During autumnal and vernal equinoxes we have 12 hours of daytime and 12 hours of nighttime everywhere on Earth.b) When winter is in the northern hemisphere summer is in the southern hemisphere.c) We have a solar eclipse on Mars when Mars is between the Martian moon and the Sun.d) If Earth had a bigger tilt and everything else remained the same, seasons would be stronger.e) Sunsets are red and the sky is blue because blue light is scattered more by air particles than red light.
Question
Which of the following is FALSE: a) During autumnal and vernal equinoxes we have 12 hours of daytime and 12 hours of nighttime everywhere on Earth.b) When winter is in the northern hemisphere summer is in the southern hemisphere.c) We have a solar eclipse on Mars when Mars is between the Martian moon and the Sun.d) If Earth had a bigger tilt and everything else remained the same, seasons would be stronger.e) Sunsets are red and the sky is blue because blue light is scattered more by air particles than red light.
Solution
The statement that is FALSE is: c) We have a solar eclipse on Mars when Mars is between the Martian moon and the Sun.
Explanation: A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and a planet. In the case of Mars, a solar eclipse would occur when one of its moons (Phobos or Deimos) passes between the sun and Mars, not when Mars is between its moon and the sun.
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