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Why the length of a parallel increases as be move away from the poles?
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How many trapeziums can be drawn on a base length n?
An infinite number. Draw one and then keep moving its parallel side further and further away. And you did not even look at the trapeziums that could be generated by varying the length of that side.
Every parallel on a map is the same length?
Usually NOT - because maps are a projection from a sphere to a plane. In a normal map, the further away from the equator you are, the more stretched out the map is.
What areas are farthest away from the equator called?
The North and South poles
Is it true if a line is parallel to plane it is parallel to any line in the plane?
If your definition of parallel lines is that they never meet, then the answer is yes. If, however, the definition is that they remain equidistant from one another at all points, then, in my opinion, the answer is no. It is difficult to explain the second without recourse to diagrams which are very difficult to manage on this site. So consider a cube with vertices ABCD forming the top face and EFGH (in corresponding order) forming the bottom face. Now AB is parallel to the bottom plane - EFGH. And AB is clearly parallel to EF and any line parallel to EF. But is AB parallel lines such as FG? True, they will never meet but the distance between them increases as you move away from BF - ie they are not the same distance apart. Incidentally, Euclid's parallel postulate was phrased in a very different way from the one most mathematicians come across it. That version is a much later equivalent statement.
Which depth cue accounts for why parallel lines appear to grow closer together the further away they are?
monocular constancy
Do meridians get parallel to one another as they get closer to the poles?
no. They are parallel to each other only at the equator. But as soon as you move away from the equator, they are no longer parallel.
What are the characteristics of latitudinal lines?
They arecircular;parallel to each other;know by numbers which are the degrees away from the equator, ranging from 0° to 90° (North/South);are longest at the equator (0°); andget shorter towards the poles where they become 0 length at the poles (90° N/S).
What happens when you look at an object that is far away?
Focal length of eye lens increases and the ciliary muscles expands
Which direction does the air currents towards the poles or away from the poles?
Away from the poles because the air near Earths surface is warm.
Where are seasonal variations of temperature and day length?
The further you go away from the equator towards the poles, the greater the seasonal temperature and daylight variations.
What blows away from the poles?
Wind.Cold wind ;)
These winds blow away from the poles?
Easterlies
How many trapeziums can be drawn on a base length n?
An infinite number. Draw one and then keep moving its parallel side further and further away. And you did not even look at the trapeziums that could be generated by varying the length of that side.
Every parallel on a map is the same length?
Usually NOT - because maps are a projection from a sphere to a plane. In a normal map, the further away from the equator you are, the more stretched out the map is.
Why does the Sun not heat the poles and equator of the Earth equally?
At the equator the surface of the Earth is a right angles to the rays of light coming from the Sun. As the Earth is a globe, as one moves North or South, away form the equator, the surface of the Earth begins to tip away from facing the Sun until, at the poles, the surface of the Earth is parallel to the Rays coming from the Sun. This means that as one moves away from the equator, the surface of the Earth actually receives less of the Sun's energy.
What is special about those pieces of metal that move away from a magnet?
What is special is that those bits of metal are magnetized, and their orientation is such that their poles are pointed to the magnetic. Lastly, the poles of the bits of metal that are pointed toward the magnet are the same as the pole of the magnetic that is pointing toward them. North pushes away north, or south pushes away south. (Like poles repel while opposite poles attract.)
Does snow fall near the poles?
Well, yes. The North and South poles are furthest away from the equator and thus, the coldest
