On which day the earth experiences summer solstice?
A
21st March
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B
21st June
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C
23rd September
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D
22nd December
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Solution
The correct option is B 21st June Earth orbits around the sun on a tilted axis. So between March and Seotember, Earth's Northern Hemisphere gets more exposure to direct sunlight over the course of a day. The rest of the year, the Southern Hemisphere gets more. In the Northern Hemisphere, the peak sunlight usually occurs on June 20, 21 or 22 of any year. That's summer solstice.