Please help me to explain the definition of 'equinox' so a ten year old child can understand and remember. ty

Question

Please help me to explain the definition of 'equinox' so a ten year old child can understand and remember. ty

Answer 1

try using word association...equinox=equal.  equal amounts of dark (night) and light (day).

also, with the child, start paying attention to the amount of daylight now as opposed to last month, as well as the increasing amount of daylight (and decreasing amount of dark or nighttime) over the coming weeks.