alleryOn which solstice is the Sun overhead at the Tropic of Cancer?
AMarch
BDecember
CSeptember
DJune
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. June
1. The Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun at its maximum in June.
2. The Sun is then directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer.
3. In December it is over the Tropic of Capricorn.
_Source: Wikipedia, Tropic of Cancer, Lead section_
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