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A system of imaginary lines used to determine absolute location on the earth's surface is called the?
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It's either Latitude & Longitude or the Prime Meridian
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Which term indicates the imaginary line that extends straight out from the center of a reflective surface?
The imaginary line that extends straight out from the center of a reflective surface is the optical axis.
What is an imaginary surface that contains Earth's orbit?
That would be the "ecliptic plane".
How does triangulation determine the epicenter?
To locate the epicenter you use the speed of waves that travel from the epicenter to the seismic sensor locations. With two sensors you are able to narrow the location to two places (when on a surface using intersecting hyperbolas). With a third sensor you have the location on a surface and below ground. This third sensor is why they call it tri - angulation but the angles are hard to find without HS trigonometry and other mathematics.
What is the location on the surface directly above the earthquake fous?
Epicenter
How many gps satellites are required to pinpoint your location on earth surface?
To determine latitude and longitude the minimum number of satellites that the receiver must lock onto is three. To also determine elevation the minimum number of satellites that the receiver must lock onto is four. If the receiver can lock onto more satellites then it can improve the calculations to get a more precise location.
What are examples of absolute location?
In terms of geography, an absolute location is a point on the earth's surface expressed by a coordinate system such as latitude and longitude.
Relative and absolute location?
Relative Location: A location of a place in relation to another place. Absolute Location: A point on the earth's surface expressed by a coordinate system such as latitude and longitude.
Why are the imaginary line placed on the globe?
So that we may all agree on and communicate absolute locations on the surface of the globe.
Why are the imaginary lines are place on the globe?
So that we may all agree on and communicate absolute locations on the surface of the globe.
What is absolute location of Raleigh Mississippi?
Relative to what? Other cities? The surface of planet earth?
What is the exact position of a place on the earths surface?
Absolute Location.
What are lines that are imaginary lines on earth surface that run north-south and represent east and west location?
Longitude
Which Landsat sensor would best determine the surface temperature of a location at the surface of the Atlantic Ocean?
infrared
Which term describes exactly where a place is located?
Geographic coordinates, such as latitude and longitude, precisely identify a location on Earth's surface.
If scientists knew the latitude of a location on Earth and surface but not the longitude what could they determine about the location?
How far north or south of the equator the location lies.
What information do you need in order to give the absolute location of place?
anywhere
How can lines of longitude and latitude help find the absolute location?
Lines of longitude and latitude provide a coordinate system that allows you to pinpoint a specific location on Earth. Longitude lines run north-south and measure east or west of the Prime Meridian, while latitude lines run east-west and measure north or south of the Equator. By using the intersection of these lines, you can determine the absolute location of a place on the Earth's surface.
