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At each longitude it is hour apart for every degrees?

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Q: At each longitude it is hour apart for every degrees?
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How many hours separate the time lines on earth?

There is one time zone for every 15 degrees of longitude - 24 time zones in all with each being 1 hour apart.


Where are lines of longitude farthest apart?

Lines of longitude are farthest apart where they intersect the line of the equator.


How many time zones ore there on the Earth?

the earth is divided into 24 time zones, each 15 degrees of longitude in width. Since earth rotates once every 24 hours on its axis and there are 360 degrees of , each hour of Earth rotation represents 15 degrees of longitude.


Are hemispheres fifteen degrees wide?

-- The northern and southern hemispheres each have 90 degrees of latitude and 360 degrees of longitude. -- The eastern and western hemispheres each have 180 degrees of latitude and 180 degrees of longitude.


How many degrees of longitude are in the complete timezone?

There are 15 degrees of longitude in each timezone, because there are 360 degrees of longitude and 24 hours a day, so 360/24 is 15.


What has 180 degrees in each hemisphere?

It's longitude.


How many lines of longitude in a hemisphere?

The northern and southern hemispheres each have 360 degrees of longitude. The eastern and western hemispheres each have 180 degrees of longitude. You can use as many or as few 'lines' as you want, to mark off any number of degrees.


How many degrees of longitude exist in each hour?

There are fifteen (15) degrees of longitude per time zone. (15 degrees x 24 zones = 360 degrees around the planet)


How many degrees are in each standard time zone?

There are 15 degrees of longitude in each standard time zone


How many degrees differences is there between each line of laditude and longitude?

10 degrees.


How much time does each longitude line measure?

There is no standard set of "lines", so if you want to compare two "lines", you have to specify which two you're talking about. The Earth turns through 360 degrees of longitude in 24 hours. So every 15 degrees of longitude corresponds to one hour of rotation. If you want the clock to read 12:00 Noon when the sun peaks in the sky everywhere, then you have to change the clocks by one hour for every 15 degrees of longitude.


How many degrees of longitude does the sun appear to move each hour if it moves 360 degrees in 24 hours?

360 divided by 24 equals 15. The sun appears to move 15 degrees each hour, or one degree every four minutes.