Multiple choice general knowledge

Which of the following is a name for the two points in the calender when we experience the longest day or the longest night of the year?

  1. Lunisolar

  2. Solstice

  3. Equinox

  4. Intercalation
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Explanation

Solstices are the two points in the year when we experience the longest day (summer solstice) or longest night (winter solstice). These occur when Earth's axis is maximally tilted toward or away from the Sun. Solstices mark the astronomical beginning of summer and winter seasons.

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