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The last day of summer is called?
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Autumnal Equinox
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Autumnal Equilix
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Autumnal Dawn
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Autumnal Solstice
Explanation
Summer ends formally at the autumnal equinox. However, after the autumnal equinox, the sun starts to shift south of the equator and create the Northern Hemisphere's chilly autumn.
The hottest season of the year is?
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summer
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Autumn
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Spring
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Winter
Explanation
Summer is the hottest season of the year, and it falls between spring and autumn
What climate is the Southern Hemisphere when the Northern Hemisphere is in summer?
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Winter
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Spring
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Summer
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Autumn
Explanation
When the Northern Hemisphere is in summer, the Southern Hemisphere has winter solstice, which marks the year's shortest day.
When the Northern Hemisphere tilts towards the sun, the Southern Hemisphere tilts towards the ______?
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Away from the sun
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Venus
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Moon
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Pluto
Explanation
Since each of them is a different end of the earth, when one side is tilting towards the sun and closer to the sun, the other side is farther away.
Another name for summer solstice is?
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June Solstice
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August Solstice
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September Solstice
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July Solstice
Explanation
The summer solstice is also known as June solstice as it usually happens on June 21.
The phrase dog days of summer refers to the weeks between?
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July 3 and August 11
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June 3 and September 11
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July 23 and September 1
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August 11 and September 23
Explanation
The dog days of summer describe the most impressive summertime and is between July 3rd and August 11 each year. According to the Romans, the dog days occurred when Sirius appeared to rise just before the sun in late July.
At the summer solstice, the days are ______ and nights are ______?
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Days are longest, and nights are the longest
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Days are shortest, and nights are the shortest
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Days are shortest, and nights are the longest
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Days are longest, and nights are the shortest
Explanation
At the summer solstice, the daylight period is longer, and the nights are shorter. On this day, the sun travels the longest path (and period) in the sky and reaches the highest point in the sky.
In the Northern Hemisphere, summer lasts from?
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Summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
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Summer to autumn
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Summer Solstice to Autumnal Solstice
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Summer Equinox to Autumnal Equilux
Explanation
Summer in the Northern Hemisphere is from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox. The autumnal equinox happens in two moments in the year when the sun is positioned exactly above the equator. At this time, day and night are of equal length.
The first day of summer is called?
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Summer Solstice
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Summer Equinox
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Summer Dawn
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Summer morning
Explanation
The start of the summer is called the summer solstice or June solstice.
The summer solstice marks the point when?
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The sun reaches its highest point in the sky
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The sunsets in the sky
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The sun rises on the sky
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The sun reaches its lowest point in the sky
Explanation
The summer solstice marks the point when the sun gets to its highest point in the sky. Solstices occur when the earth's axis of rotation is tilted at about 23.4 degrees relative to its orbit around the sun.
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