The tilt of the Earth

This task is about the Sun, the Earth and day and night.
 
diagram - sun's rays hitting the tilted earth
Here is a diagram of the Sun's rays hitting the Earth.
Use it to help answer the following questions.

Question

a)  Name the hemisphere which is having summer.

    • Northern hemisphere

    • Southern hemisphere

Question

b)  Which two letters represent areas in daylight? (Choose two)

    • A

    • B

    • C

    • D

Question

c)  Which area is having a 'short' night?

    • A

    • B

    • C

    • D

Question

d)  How many hours of sunlight and darkness would a person in the Arctic experience over a 24 hour period?

    • 24 hours sunlight

    • 8 hours sunlight, 16 hours darkness

    • 12 hours sunlight, 12 hours darkness

    • 24 hours darkness

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