Sunlight less direct on Southern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere days are longer
Northern Hemisphere days are shorter
Northern hemisphere colder; Southern Hemisphere warmer
Northern hemisphere warmer; Southern Hemisphere colder
Sunlight less direct on Northern Hemisphere
24 hours of darkness at the South Pole
Sunlight more direct on the Southern Hemisphere
24 hours of light at North Pole
Northern hemisphere tilted TOWARD Sun
Sunlight more direct on Northern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere days are longer
Southern Hemisphere tilted AWAY from Sun
24 hours of light at the South Pole
Sun shining directly on the Tropic of Capricorn
begins on or around June 21; the Summer Solstice
Sun shining directly on the Tropic of Cancer
Southern Hemisphere days are shorter
24 hours of darkness at North Pole
Northern hemisphere tilted AWAY from Sun
Southern Hemisphere tilted TOWARD Sun
begins on or around December 21; the Winter Solstice