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Explain solstice and seasons that occur in both hemispheres on 21 june?

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Instructions:
  • When solstice happens in a year
  • Seasons that occur in both hemisphere
Solution:
Solstice is the moment when Earth is tilted as far away from or as close to the sun as it will be all year.It’s 21 June
  • Earth’s axis remains tilted throughout the year,So during this time of the year the Northern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun.
  • The sun shines directly over the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere.
  • In the Northern Hemisphere, where it is the year's longest day in terms of daylight. In the Southern Hemisphere, on the other hand, it is the shortest day of the year.
  • Due to the axial tilt the northern hemisphere faces towards sun experience summer and southern hemisphere experience winter.

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