SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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One of two days in which the sun’s rays strike directly on the Tropic of Cancer or Tropic of Capricorn, marking the beginning of summer to winter?
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Solstice
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Revolution
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Equinox
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Midnight Sun
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On Earth, solstices are twice-yearly phenomena in which solar declination reaches the Tropic of Cancer in the north and the Tropic of Capricorn in the south.
Detailed explanation-2: -At the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, around December 21, the Sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn and lies within the boundaries of the constellation Sagittarius, having reached its southernmost declination in the ecliptic.
Detailed explanation-3: -The summer solstice occurs when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer, which is located at 23.5° latitude North and runs through Mexico, the Bahamas, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, India, and southern China.
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