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Because they are parallel, while the earth is round. So a line round the equator will be longer than a line parallel with it at a higher latitude.
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How many parallels are on the earth?
im thinking earth has about 4,000 parallels on it just kidding i need help with the same problem
Which direction do parallels run?
Parallels would be 2 or more lines that run in the same direction and do not intersect.
Why aren't all parallels equal in length like meridians are?
There's a simple answer: The earth is a sphere and the parallels are, well, parallel to each other. So obviously the ones closer to the poles are shorter than the ones closest to the Ecuator. As for the meridians all meet at one point ehich are the poles, so they are all the same length.
What are parallels on a map?
Parallels are lines that run the same direction and are the always the same distance apart. On a map (and the Earth) the lines of latitude (measurement North and South of the equator) are parallel.
Differences between parallels and meridians?
-- Parallels are associated with latitudes. Meridians are associated with longitudes. -- Parallels are parallel, and no tweo parallels intersect. All meridians intersect all other meridians, at two places. -- Every point on a parallel has the same latitude. Every point on a meridian has the same longitude. -- Every parallel in the same hemisphere has a different length. Every meridian on Earth has the same length. -- Every parallel is a full circle. Every meridian is a semi-circle. -- Every parallel crosses all longitudes. Every meridian crosses all latitudes. -- The distance between two parallels is the same at every longitude. The distance between two meridians depends on the latitude where it's measured. -- To cross all parallels, you only have to travel 12,000 miles. To cross all meridians, you have to travel 24,000 miles.
Is earth day the same around the world?
If you mean the length of the day, yes - that is the same around the Earth. The Earth rotates as a rigid body. If by day length you mean hours of sunlight. On the same lines of latitude day length will be the same, but due to the wobble in the rotation of the earth, day length is different along lines of longitude.
What is the length of a hour on NEPTUNE?
The same as on earth.
Lines of longitude called what?
Meridians of longitude; parallels of latitude. Remember that meridians are all the same length (20,000 km) and that they meet at the poles. Parallels are, well, parallel, and are different lengths, the longest being the Equator.
What is the same on earth and venus?
um...... they both arent gas giants uh they have simaler size idk
How to do a cartwheel if your a little fat?
the same way if you arent fat the same way if you arent fat the same way if you arent fat
What country has the same length of daytime and length of nighttime all year?
There is no such place on Earth.
At which place on earth is the length of the day always same as the length of the night?
That would be the equator.
