<p>The figure depicts the Northern hemisphere summer solstice, given that, there is no information missing:</p>

<ul>
<li><strong>At which width circle does the sun shines perpendicularly?</strong></li>
</ul>

<p>The one labeled "13 1/2 uur" that corresponds to the Tropic of Cancer</p>

<ul>
<li><strong>How long is a day south of the southpole circle?</strong></li>
</ul>

<p>If we understand "day" as the length of daytime, the answer is zero: The sun never rises that day south of the southern polar circle.</p>

<ul>
<li><strong>Which season starts at the southern hemisphere?</strong></li>
</ul>

<p>Winter</p>

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2018-03-16T05:48:11.020Z
what tripped me up was that I didn't view the questions in light of that specific constellation *(time of year?)* of the earth.
Lieven Keersmaekers
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2018-03-16T12:59:22.353Z
@LievenKeersmaekers Be aware that I corrected it. I was switching the names of the tropics.
Camilo Rada
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Camilo Rada
<p>The following homework assignment is supposed to be easy, but there seems to be information missing from the questions asked <sub>(or at the very least knowledge from OP)</sub>.</p>

<ul>
<li>At which width circle does the sun shine perpendicularly?</li>
<li>How long is a <strong>day</strong> south of the south polar circle?</li>
<li>Which <strong>season</strong> is starting in the southern hemisphere?</li>
</ul>

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2018-03-15T19:50:11.353Z
English translations for the labels in the graphic would be helpful.
BillDOe
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2018-03-15T20:07:02.587Z
Sorry @BillDOe, I can't find a picture with English translations.
Lieven Keersmaekers
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2018-03-15T20:10:39.887Z
@LievenKeersmaekers I posted an answer, but you should explain why were you struggling to answer that question.
Camilo Rada
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2018-03-15T20:31:43.043Z
@CamiloRada What if you turned the sun, would the answer to question one remains the same?
Lieven Keersmaekers
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2018-03-15T20:58:39.837Z
@LievenKeersmaekers What do you mean by "turned the sun"?
Camilo Rada
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2018-03-16T05:43:12.173Z
@CamiloRada - Joint effort of my daughter and me and English is not our native language :). She meant what if the Sun in the image is on the left side instead of the right side of the image.
Lieven Keersmaekers
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2018-03-16T09:27:00.477Z
@LievenKeersmaekers when the Earth has gone around the sun so that the sun "comes from the left" in the image... then it will be Northern Hemisphere Winter Solstice (Southern Hemisphere Summer Solstice) [about December 21st].  The Earth will rotate on its own axis each day, but the sun will be coming from the right still.  It's only when the Earth has traveled 180 degree around the sun that it would come from the opposite side.
JeopardyTempest
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2018-03-16T13:52:52.323Z
I cleaned up your English a little -- please feel free to revert the edit if you feel I made any incorrect changes. By the way, the label "zon in het [zenit](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenit_(astronomie))" is a strong hint about the answer to the first question :-).
Pont
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2018-03-16T16:55:30.557Z
@Pont - only if *zenit* means anything to you ;). Thank you for cleaning up.
Lieven Keersmaekers
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@LievenKeersmaekers In that case, as JeopardyTempest say it would be northernn hemisphere summer winter. And the answers would be 1) Tropic of Capricorn (10 1/2 uur labeled circle) 2) 24h of sunlight 3) Summer
Camilo Rada
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Easy homework questions about seasons and daytime
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# Easy homework questions about seasons and daytime

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-03-15)

The following homework assignment is supposed to be easy, but there seems to be information missing from the questions asked (or at the very least knowledge from OP).

* At which width circle does the sun shine perpendicularly?
* How long is a **day** south of the south polar circle?
* Which **season** is starting in the southern hemisphere?

The following picture was included.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/X59Yc.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/X59Yc.jpg)

**Tags:** homework, sun, seasons, equator

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: English translations for the labels in the graphic would be helpful.  
> **username_0**: Sorry @username_1, I can't find a picture with English translations.  
> **username_2**: @username_0 I posted an answer, but you should explain why were you struggling to answer that question.  
> **username_0**: @username_2 What if you turned the sun, would the answer to question one remains the same?  
> **username_2**: @username_0 What do you mean by "turned the sun"?  
> **username_0**: @username_2 - Joint effort of my daughter and me and English is not our native language :). She meant what if the Sun in the image is on the left side instead of the right side of the image.  
> **username_3**: @username_0 when the Earth has gone around the sun so that the sun "comes from the left" in the image... then it will be Northern Hemisphere Winter Solstice (Southern Hemisphere Summer Solstice) [about December 21st].  The Earth will rotate on its own axis each day, but the sun will be coming from the right still.  It's only when the Earth has traveled 180 degree around the sun that it would come from the opposite side.  
> **username_4**: I cleaned up your English a little -- please feel free to revert the edit if you feel I made any incorrect changes. By the way, the label "zon in het [zenit](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenit_(astronomie))" is a strong hint about the answer to the first question :-).  
> **username_0**: @username_4 - only if *zenit* means anything to you ;). Thank you for cleaning up.  
> **username_2**: @username_0 In that case, as username_3 say it would be northernn hemisphere summer winter. And the answers would be 1) Tropic of Capricorn (10 1/2 uur labeled circle) 2) 24h of sunlight 3) Summer  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-03-15. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

The figure depicts the Northern hemisphere summer solstice, given that, there is no information missing:

* **At which width circle does the sun shines perpendicularly?**

The one labeled "13 1/2 uur" that corresponds to the Tropic of Cancer

* **How long is a day south of the southpole circle?**

If we understand "day" as the length of daytime, the answer is zero: The sun never rises that day south of the southern polar circle.

* **Which season starts at the southern hemisphere?**

Winter

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: what tripped me up was that I didn't view the questions in light of that specific constellation *(time of year?)* of the earth.  
> **username_2**: @username_0 Be aware that I corrected it. I was switching the names of the tropics.  

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