On June 21st, when the sun is overhead at the Tropic of Cancer;places in the Northern Hemisphere experience

Source: JAMB · 2024

On June 21st, when the sun is overhead at the Tropic of Cancer;places in the Northern Hemisphere experience

  1. longer day and shorter night ✓
  2. twilight
  3. shorter day and longer night
  4. longer day and night
Explanation

When the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer on June 21st, the Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the sun.

This gives northern places more hours of sunlight and fewer hours of darkness. It is the summer solstice.

The closer you are to the North Pole, the longer the day becomes.

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