The one day of the year with the longest amount of sunlight is:(MS-ESS1-1)

EARTH SCIENCE

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

A	Vernal Equinox
B	Summer Solstice
C	Summer Equinox
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -June 21 is the summer solstice, the longest day and shortest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The 2022 summer solstice arrives at 5:14 a.m. Eastern time. At this precise moment the sun appears directly over the Tropic of Cancer-as far north as it appears in the sky all year.

Detailed explanation-2: -The solstice through history Crowds gathered at the ancient stone circle to celebrate the summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

Detailed explanation-3: -The summer solstice occurs twice every year – once on June 20 or 21 and the second on December 21 or 22. The event marks the sky being farthest north in the Northern Hemisphere in June and farthest south in the Southern Hemisphere in December.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sun rise/set and day length around this solstice. Solstice countdown. Local times for this solstice worldwide. Solstice Day and Night Map.

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