Winter Solstice Review

The winter solstice is _____________

• the shortest day and longest night of the year

• a day of equal daylight and darkness
• the longest day and shortest night of the year

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Which dates does the winter solstice commonly fall on in the northern hemisphere?

• March 20 or 21st

• December 22nd or 23rd

• December 21st or 22nd

• January 1 or 2nd

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When the Earth is tilted the farthest away from the sun, that part of the earth will experience _______.

• spring
• winter
• autumn
• summer

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During the winter solstice, your shadow will be __________.

• longer
• the same length
• invisible
• shorter

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