Question

Which of the following claims about the altitude of the midday Sun is/are correct:

1. For two days each year at the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the Sun is directly overhead at the equator.

2. In the Northern Hemisphere, the Winter Solstice occurs when the day is the longest and the night is the shortest in the Southern Hemisphere.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

• A. 2 only
• B. Neither 1 nor 2
• C. Both 1 and 2
• D. 1 only

Answer 1

The correct option is A 2 only

The sun is vertically above at the equator on the two days each year known as equinoxes, which means "equal nights," since all portions of the earth enjoy equal days and nights on these two days.
The Winter solstice occurs when the Sun is vertically above at the Tropic of Capricorn, resulting in the longest day and shortest night in the southern hemisphere.