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Why is the equator the great circle?
It is a circle because, the earth is a circle, and the equator stretches all the way around the earth.
What Circle on Earth's surface has the center of Earth as its center?
Any circle on the Earth's surface whose center is at the center of the Earth is called a "great circle". Any circle with its center anywhere else is called a "small circle". Spiritually, many consider the kaaba (Mecca) to be the center of the Earth's surface.
Can you fly an earth small circle?
YES. A small circle is simply a circle around the earth that does not fly over the direct opposite place on earth that a plane took off from. A great circle goes full circumference of earth, where a small circle does not. Being a circle they both fly in a constant direction.
Is the earth egg or circle shaped?
the earth is a sphere but if you look at it as a 2d shape it is a circle
What is difference between great circle and circle?
A great circle lies in the plane that includes the center of the Earth. The plane of a small circle doesn't include the center of the Earth.
Does the meidian pass through the arctic circle or antarctic circle?
Every meridian of longitude on Earth crosses the Antarctic Circle, the Arctic Circle, and every other parallel of latitude on Earth.
Why does the earth circle?
Force of Gravity is why the earth circles.
Why is the equator the only parallel that is a great circle?
The equator is the only parallel that is a great circle because it is centered on the Earth's axis of rotation. This means that it divides the Earth into two equal hemispheres and its circumference is the maximum possible for a circle on the Earth's surface. Other parallels are smaller circles and not great circles.
How do the earth move in space?
the gravity moves the Earth in a circle
Does the earth circle the sun?
Yes.
Does the earth circle the moon?
yes
Facts about earth and environment?
Its A Circle.
