On both the Spring and Fall equinoxes, the Sun's rays are vertically overhead at the ________.
A) Tropic of Cancer
B) Equator
C) Tropic of Capricorn
D) Arctic Circle
E) none of the above

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The Equator is the only location where the Sun's rays can be directly overhead during the equinoxes. The Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn mark the farthest points north and south of the Equator where the Sun's rays can be directly overhead at the solstices, while the Arctic Circle is a latitude line marking the boundary of the polar day and night during the summer and winter solstices.

On Both the Spring and Fall Equinoxes, the Sun's Rays