Question

The summer season is closely linked to which of the following?

An equinox because the Earth is very close to the Sun
An equinox because the Earth is very far away from the Sun
A solstice because the Earth is very close to the Sun
A solstice because the Earth is very far away from the Sun

Answer 1

The summer season begins with a solstice and ends with an equinox, in both hemispheres.
Equinoxes and solstices have no connection to the Earth's distance from the sun.
In the northern hemisphere, the Earth is FARTHEST from the sun early in summer, around the first week of July.

Answer 2

The correct statement is “A solstice because the Earth is very close to the Sun”

Step-by-step explanation:

The solstice occurs when the sun is closer or further from one of the Earth's hemispheres, increasing the duration of the day in one part of the world, and decreasing its duration in the other. That is, during the solstice, the sun is closer to one of the hemispheres, causing the day to have a longer duration, while the night is longer in the other hemisphere.

In the case of the equinox, the sun is on the equator line, so the day and night in both hemispheres have the same duration. At that time the part of the Earth closest to the Sun is the equator.

The solstice is caused because the axis on which our planet rotates on itself is slightly inclined with respect to the translation plane, this is its trajectory around the Sun.

That implies that different regions of the globe receive more or less light at different times of the year.

The equinox like the solstice is presented twice a year, marking the entrance of the seasons. The sunny days are longer during the summer solstice, while the nights are longer during the winter solstice. The equinox occurs at the beginning of autumn and spring, when the sun is closer to the equator.

So the correct statement is “A solstice because the Earth is very close to the Sun”