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Why does the length of the parallel decreases towards the pole?
You may be thinking of the distance between lines of longitude. The length of the lines of latitude decrease because the Earth is round, so the length of the line is shorter at the poles than it is at the Equator. The distance between the lines of longitude is shorter as you move toward the poles, again, because the Earth is round. All lines of longitude are the same length.
What is the actual distance between lines of the longitude?
It depends on one's latitude, I believe. Distance at the Poles, Zero, at the Equator about 700 miles.
What would you use to measure the distance between the lines marked on a candle?
A ruler
Does perpendicular lines have a constant distance between them?
No but parallel lines have a constant distance between them
Why is the distance between two longitude lines at the north pole 0?
Because all of the longitudes converge in a single point, at both the north andsouth poles. When you stand at a pole, you're standing on every longitude.
How can you tell the difference between latitude lines and longitude lines?
Latitude lines run parallel to the equator and measure a location's distance north or south of the equator, while longitude lines run perpendicular to the equator and measure a location's distance east or west of the prime meridian. Latitude lines are represented by horizontal lines on maps, while longitude lines are represented by vertical lines.
What distance are lines of longitude used to know?
None. The distances between the lines of longitude are a meaningless concept. These lines measure angular distance around the world around the equator. Each degree of longitude is approx 111 km at the equator and 0 km at the poles.
What distance are lines of longitude used to show?
None. they are a measure of angular distance and not of linear distance.
Which lines measure distance of the prime meridian?
Longitude measures the distance east and west of the prime meridian.
What are the imaginary lines that measure distance on maps and globes?
east and west
Is longitude horizontal?
Lines of longitude are vertical but they measure horizontal distance(In degrees,not kilometers or miles)between Greenwich Mean Time(GMT) and you so the lines are vertical,not horizontal. However,longitude measures horizontal distance,not vertical distance.
What distance do lines of longitude measure?
Lines of longitude measure distance east and west from the Prime Meridian, which runs through Greenwich, England. Each line of longitude represents one 360th of a full circle around the Earth.
Do the longitude lines on a globe measure the distance north and south or east and west?
They measure east and west
What lines measure distance east and west of the prime meridian on a globe or map?
All of the other meridians; the lines of longitude.
What do lines of latitude measure What do lines of longitude measure?
The lines don't measure anything, any more than the marks on a ruler do. Latitude and longitude are angles on the Earth's surface, measured between zero- references and the location you're trying to find or describe. Some maps and globes have some latitudes and longitudes marked on them, to help you estimate the angles. Just like the marks on a ruler.
What does lines of longitude measure?
Lines of longitude, also known as meridians, measure the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, which runs through Greenwich, England. They help determine a location's position in terms of longitude on the Earth's surface.
What are imaginary lines that run east to west and measure distance north and south of the equator called?
the answer is longitude and latitude lines
