Differentiate between the summer solstice and the Winter solstice?
Answers
Answered by
8
Explanation:
The day that the Earth's North Pole is tilted closest to the sun is called the summer solstice. ... It is also the day that the Sun reaches its highest point in the sky. The winter solstice, or the shortest day of the year, happens when the Earth's North Pole is tilted farthest from the Sun.
hope it helps you....
Answered by
30
Question
Differentiate between the summer solstice and the Winter solstice ?
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Answer
Summer Solstice
- It occurs on 21st June.
- The northern hemisphere is titled towards sun.
- The sun's rays - fall vertically on the Tropic of cancer.
- It is summer in the northern hemisphere and winter in the southern hemisphere.
Winter Solstice
- It occurs on 22nd December.
- The southern hemisphere is also tilted towards sun.
- The sun's rays - fall Vertically on the Tropic of Capricon.
- It is winter in the Northern hemisphere and summer in the southern hemisphere.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
____________________♡____________________
Similar questions