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What are the lines that circle the earth parallel to the equator?
The lines that circle the Earth parallel to the equator are called latitude lines. They are measured in degrees north or south of the equator and help determine location and climate patterns on Earth.
Why longitude are 360 degrees?
Because there are 360 degrees in a circle and the equator of the Earth is a circle.
What are the imaginary lines called that circle the earth?
The equator and the lines of longitude.
Does latitude run horizontally around the earth?
Latitude is the angle measured from the equator north or south to the location of interest. A line formed by all the points on Earth that have the same latitude forms a circle around the Earth parallel to the equator. Longitude is the angle from the Prime Meridian measured east or west to the location vof interest. A line formed by all the points on Earth that have the same longitude forms a semi-circle between the north and south poles.
How do lines of latitude run in relation to the equator?
Lines of latitude circle the earth, parallel to the equator.
Do lines of latitude circle Earth paral lel to the Equator?
YES!The way you remember which is which ... Longitude has 'Long' in it. Lines of longitude are always the same length because they circle the Earth from Pole to Pole, the LONG way around.Lines of Latitude on the other hand, circle the Earth getting progressively shorter the further North or South of the Equator they are.
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.
The prime meridian and the make a complete circle around the earth?
The Prime Meridian and the meridian of 180° longitude combine to forma great circle on the Earth. Each of them alone is a semi-circle.Every parallel of latitude also circles the Earth completely, but among those,only the equator is a great circle.
What are the lines that circle the earth called?
I think its called the equator.
What parallel divides Earth into two equal parts?
The equator or any of the lines of longitude (which meet at the poles).
What is the meaning of lontitude?
Assuming you meant longitude - it's the distance travelled around the Earth, parallel to the equator.
What is the name of longitude 66.5 degrees south of the equator called?
Nothing (on Earth) is east of the equator. It's east of the prime meridian ... and it's called 66.5 degrees east longitude.
