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Longitude measures the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
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Parallels are used to measure longitude or latitude?
latitude longitudes are known as meridians
How many kilometer make 1 hour?
1hour = +-1665km if thats what you mean. its in the context of longitude... in the past when they wanted to know on which longitude someone was (on sea or ocean) they took the local time with them (pendulum clocks mostly) and they had a universal clock (by example moons of jupiter). so they could measure the difference of time from where they were and where they came from; once they knew the time difference they could know how far they went and on which longitude they were. Every longitude has the same time. there are 360 longitudes and +-24hours in a day. thats +-4minute for one longitude and One longitude is +- 111 km. So one hour is 60min and thats +-1665km. I hope this helped; if that was what you meant.
How many meters equals one minute?
No number of meters equals one minute, unless possibly minutes of longitude are meant. Normally, minutes measure time and meter measures distance, which are incommensurable (incompatible) categories.
Why can't you measure distance between lines of longitude?
You can, but the distances are not constant - they are zero at the poles and increase as you go towards the equator.
How do you measure absolute time?
Since there is no such thing as absolute time, there is no way to measure it.
Does minutes of latitude measure time from the equator?
No, it measures degrees. Longitude can measure time, but not from the equator but from the prime meridian
What does lines of longitude measure?
Lines of longitude measure how far something is east or west of the Prime Meridian.
What do meridian lines measure?
They measure latitude & Longitude.
How is longitude and latitude measured?
Longitude and latitude are measured in terms of degrees, minutes and seconds. Longitude has 360 degrees, while latitude 180 degrees of latitude.
What imaginary line on the globe do longitude lines measure?
Longitude lines measure how far (in degrees) you are East or West of the Prime Meridian (which is a longitude line that runs through Greenwich, England and is designated as 0° longitude).
What does latitude and longitude?
They measure position
We measure latitude and longitude in what?
degrees
How you measure location?
latitude and longitude
What is the longitude for the tropical rain forest?
Longitude is an inappropriate measure, tropical forests are constrained by latitude and geography not longitude.
What is the unit of measure in which latitude and longitude is expressed?
Latitude and longitude are angles, and can be expressed in any unit of angle measure. Degrees are quite popular.
What can one measure with a marine chronometer?
A marine chronometer measures time. It is a very precise instrument because it can also be used to measure the longitude of the ship at sea using the time shown and the angle of the sun.
Do you measure north and south on the earth surface by longitude?
No, latitude. Longitude is east and west.
