Summer Solstice

• Question 1 out of 10

  What day of the year does the Summer Solstice usually occur on?

  July 3rd

  June 21st

  June 18th

  July 9th

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• Question 2 out of 10

  The word solstice comes from the Latin “Solstitium” which means?

  Sun stands still

  Sun shines brightest

  Sun moves fast

  Sun stops shining

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• Question 3 out of 10

  The astronomical year is split into four seasons but they are all different lengths of time, which season is the longest?

  Winter

  Spring

  Summer

  Fall

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• Question 4 out of 10

  In places north of the Article circle, the sun doesn’t set below the horizon for 24 hours on Summer Solstice, what is this phenomenon known as?

  Lunar Eclipse

  Solar  Eclipse

  Fall Equinox

  Midnight Sun

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• Question 5 out of 10

  For ancient Greeks what event did the summer solstice start the countdown to this event:

  Olympics

  Horse Races

  Gladiator Fights

  Circus

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• Question 6 out of 10

  Why is it that the Northern Hemisphere of Earth gets so much sun from the start of summer solstice throughout the summer?

  Earth’s rotation slows down

  Earth rotation stops in front of the Sun

  The earth is tilted toward the sun

  Earth is in retrograde

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• Question 7 out of 10

  When the summer solstices is happening in the Northern Hemisphere what is happening in the Southern Hemisphere?

  Winter Solstice

  Fall Equinox

  Vernal Equinox

  Solar Eclipse

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• Question 8 out of 10

  The summer solstice occurs when the sun is directly over the Tropic of ______?

  Libra

  Sagittarius

  Capricorn

  Cancer

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• Question 9 out of 10

  A summer solstice can occur on June 22^nd but it is extremely rare, the last time it occurred was in 1975 and will happen again in what year?

  2203

  2056

  2089

  2114

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• Question 10 out of 10

  The Pagan summer solstice was adopted by Christians as:

  The feast of St. John the Baptist

  The Feast of St. Emma

  The Feast of St. Mary

  The Feast of St. Brigid

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