Question

Distinguish between the following pair :
Solstice and Equinoxes

Answer 1

Solstices :

1. The positions of the Earth on 21st June and 22nd December are known as Solstices.
2. The Sun is overhead at tropics.
3. Days and nights are unequal.
4. The term Solstice means “Sun standing ‘still’.
5. There is summer or winter season in Northern Hemisphere.

Equinoxes :

1. The positions of the Earth on 23rd September and 21st March are known as Equinoxes.
2. The Sun is overhead at the Equator.
3. Days and nights are equal.
4. The term Equinox means ‘Equal nights’.
5. There is autumn or spring season in Northern Hemisphere.