Multiple Choice
The vernal equinox is the time of the year when the
A) Earth is at the closest point to the Sun in its elliptical orbit.
B) Sun crosses the equatorial plane, or celestial equator, moving northward.
C) Sun crosses the equatorial plane, or celestial equator, moving southward.
D) Sun crosses the ecliptic plane.
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