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Which line of latitude is the longest?
The locus of all points of zero latitude ... sometimes also known as the "Equator" ... is the longest parallel of constant latitude. It's length is the equatorial circumference of the earth ... roughly 24,900 miles (40,073 km) .
What is another name for the 0 degree parallel?
The parallel of zero latitude on the earth is usually referred to as the earth's 'equator'.
What is the 49th parallel?
The 49th parallel north is a latitudinal circle on the Earth that is 49 degrees above the Earth's equator. This imaginary line is used as the border between the United States and Canada.
What parallel lines divides the earth into 2 equal parts?
The Equator divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. Lines of latitude are parallel to the Equator both to the north and to the south.
What means parallel to the Earth?
"Parallel to the earth" is a somewhat messy phrase used to describe something that stays the same distance above the earth's surface. Of course since the earth's surface is curved, this means that whatever the 'something' is, it also must be curved. Here are a couple of examples: 1). During certain atmospheric conditions (K = infinite), a radio signal launched horizontally propagates 'parallel to the earth', and exactly follows the earth's curvature. 2). Geostationary communications satellites ... like the ones that private homes use those little dishes to receive TV from ... are in circular orbits over the earth's equator. They revolve around the earth once in 24 hours, on paths that are 'parallel to the earth'.
The longest parallel on the earths surface is the?
Equator is the longest parallel on the Earth's surface. It divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere and is located at 0 degrees latitude.
What is the longest parallel on Earth's surface called?
The longest parallel on Earth's surface is the equator, which circles the planet halfway between the North and South Poles at a latitude of 0 degrees.
Which line of latitude is the longest and what degree is it?
The Equator is the longest line of latitude and it is at 0 degrees latitude.
What are the longest latitude and longest longitude?
The longest parallel of latitude is the one defined as 'zero degrees', known as the "Equator". All meridians of longitude have the same length ... 1/2 of the earth's polar circumference.
Which of these will last the longest?
The cell that lasts the longest will have the most batteries in parallel or serial.
Is the Equator a parallel or a meridian?
The equator is a parallel. Meridians are imaginary semi-circles that connect the north and south poles. "Parallels" are imaginary full circles around the Earth, and every point on a parallel is the same distance from a pole. The equator is the longest parallel. Every point on it is equal distances from both the north and south poles. The latitude of the equator is zero, and all other latitudes are measured from it. A parallel
Is the 60th parallel half as long as the equator?
No, the 60th parallel is not half as long as the equator. The equator is the longest latitude line and divides the Earth into two equal halves, while the 60th parallel is closer to the poles and represents 60 degrees north or south of the equator.
Does a rectagle have no parallel sides?
A rectangle has 2 parallel sides- the two longest sides are parallel with each other, as are the 2 shortest sides.
Which line of latitude is the longest?
The locus of all points of zero latitude ... sometimes also known as the "Equator" ... is the longest parallel of constant latitude. It's length is the equatorial circumference of the earth ... roughly 24,900 miles (40,073 km) .
Are the axes of Earth and Moon parallel?
yes they are parallel!
Is there a parallel universe in your solar system?
no because if there was a parallel earth there would have to be parallel planets
What parallel line divides the earth in two?
The Parallel line that divides the Earth in two is the Equator.Answer by Andres914
