Chapter 1. 141 Stars in the Night Sky

Map Learning Exercises
Question 1 of 5

Stars in the Night Sky

Where is midnight?

Click on the portion of the Earth that is experiencing midnight.
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{"title":"midnight","description":"This part of the Earth is as turned away from the Sun as it can possibly be. The opposite side of the Earth is experiencing noon.","type":"correct","color":"#99cc00","code":"[{\"shape\":\"poly\",\"coords\":\"283,94,285,180,187,138\"}]"} {"title":"dark","description":"You've clicked on a portion of the Earth that is experiencing night time, and that's good---you're close. But \"midnight\" occurs in a given place when that part of the Earth is turned as far from the Sun as it can be.","type":"incorrect","color":"#993300","code":"[{\"shape\":\"poly\",\"coords\":\"192,53,191,132,270,100,235,64\"},{\"shape\":\"poly\",\"coords\":\"190,134,272,177,235,214,191,227\"}]"} {"title":"light","description":"The part of the Earth that you've clicked on is \"in the light\" and experiencing day time. You'll need to try again.","type":"incorrect","color":"#993300","code":"[{\"shape\":\"poly\",\"coords\":\"190,54,190,226,142,211,104,153,120,89,154,61\"}]"}
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