The latitude at which the Sun is directly overhead on the summer solstice is the Tropic of:
ACancer
BCygnus
CCorvus
DCrater
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Cancer
1. One named parallel marks the Sun's farthest north point.
2. It matches the value of Earth's tilt.
3. That parallel is the Tropic of Cancer.
_Source: OpenStax Astronomy 2e, Chapter 4, Earth, Moon, and Sky._
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