2007-06-21 09:00:13 · 4 answers · asked by Giggly Giraffe 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
The preceding answers covered it, but I would like to clarify: the day is not longer. All days are the same length. What is longest is the amount of time from sunrise to sunset. Long daytimes, short nighttimes. (In the northern hemisphere. It's just the opposite in the southern hemisphere as this time of year is their *winter* solstice.)
2007-06-21 09:40:09 · answer #1 · answered by Brant 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The summer solstice occurs on the day that the Earth's axis is at its maximum tilt, which means the hemisphere having summer will be in sunlight a long time.
2007-06-21 09:05:27 · answer #2 · answered by wdmc 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the earth is tilted on an axis, on which it spins at this point. the summer solstice is a point in the path of the earth's orbit where the tilt northern end is closest and in line with the sun. this placed the sun "overhead" more for the northern hemisphere. which with the earth's rotation, allows the sun to be in view longer.
2007-06-21 09:13:07 · answer #3 · answered by almost_wealthy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Becasue it's when the Earth's axis tilts closest to the sun. The closer to the sun we are the more daylight we get.
Winter solstice being the opposite.
2007-06-21 09:07:03 · answer #4 · answered by No Name 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋