solstice
There is a June and December solstice. This topic is part of Astronomy within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 6 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
solstice trivia questions
A solstice occurs how many times each year?
Answer: Two
Bonus fact: There is a June and December solstice.
The summer solstice has the year's what daylight period?
Answer: Longest
Bonus fact: It occurs when a hemisphere is tilted most toward the Sun.
The word solstice comes from Latin roots meaning roughly what?
Answer: Sun stands still
Bonus fact: The Sun's apparent north-south motion pauses near the solstice.
North of the Arctic Circle, what can occur around the summer solstice?
Answer: Midnight Sun
Bonus fact: The Sun can remain above the horizon for 24 hours.
At the June solstice, the Sun can appear directly overhead at noon along what line?
Answer: Tropic of Cancer
Bonus fact: The subsolar point reaches its northernmost latitude.
At the December solstice, the Sun can appear directly overhead at noon along what line?
Answer: Tropic of Capricorn
Bonus fact: The subsolar point reaches its southernmost latitude.