CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -It is because the Earth is tilted away from the Sun in winters. The Sunrays have to travel further through the atmosphere before it reaches the Earth’s surface. Since it takes a longer time, the daylight hours are shorter, and the temperature is colder.

Detailed explanation-2: -During winters one hemisphere of the earth is further away from sun and therefore it has short days and long nights. Whereas in summers, the concerned hemisphere is closer to sun and hence has longer days and shorter nights.

Detailed explanation-3: -It marks the shortest day and the longest night. This is due to earth rotating around the sun and the tilting of the earth on it’s axis. It takes the earth 365 days, a year to rotate around the sun.

Detailed explanation-4: -The winter solstice occurs in December, and in the northern hemisphere the date marks the 24-hour period with the fewest daylight hours of the year. That is why it is known as the shortest day of the year, or the longest night of the year.

Detailed explanation-5: -During the winter season, most parts of earth face the sun receiving slant sunlight rather than the direct sunlight. Hence, due to the rotation of the sun, the night seems longer than the day.