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(1) What season is experienced in the Northern Hemisphere on 21st June?

  • A. Spring
  • B. Autumn
  • C. Summer
  • D. Winter
(c) Summer

(2) On 21st June, what kind of day and night occur in the Northern Hemisphere?

  • A. Shortest day and longest night
  • B. Longest day and shortest night
  • C. Longest night and shortest day
  • D. Equal day and night
(b) Longest day and shortest night

(3) What is the position of the Earth on 21st June called?

  • A. Winter Solstice
  • B. Summer Solstice
  • C. Equinox
  • D. Polar Day
(b) Summer Solstice

(4) On 22nd December, which line of latitude receives direct rays of the Sun?

  • A. Equator
  • B. Arctic Circle
  • C. Tropic of Cancer
  • D. Tropic of Capricorn
(d) Tropic of Capricorn

(5) On 22nd December, which pole is tilted towards the Sun?

  • A. North Pole
  • B. South Pole
  • C. Both poles
  • D. Neither pole
(b) South Pole

(6) What is the latitude of the Tropic of Capricorn?

  • A. 23½° N
  • B. 23½° S
  • C. 66½° N
  • D. 66½° S
(b) 23½° S

(7) Why does a larger portion of the Southern Hemisphere get light on 22nd December?

  • A. Because the Sun is closer to Earth
  • B. Because the Earth rotates faster
  • C. Because of the Moon’s position
  • D. Because the South Pole is tilted towards the Sun
(d) Because the South Pole is tilted towards the Sun

(8) What season is experienced in the Southern Hemisphere on 22nd December?

  • A. Winter
  • B. Summer
  • C. Autumn
  • D. Spring
(b) Summer

(9) What kind of days and nights occur in the Southern Hemisphere on 22nd December?

  • A. Equal day and night
  • B. Longer days and shorter night
  • C. Longer nights and shorter days
  • D. Shortest day and longest night
(b) Longer days and shorter night

(10) What kind of days and nights occur in the Southern Hemisphere on 22nd December?

  • A. Equal day and night
  • B. Longer days and shorter night
  • C. Longer nights and shorter days
  • D. Shortest day and longest night
(b) Longer days and shorter night