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Why does the distance between 1 degree longitude decrease from the equator towards the poles?
Lines of latitude are shorter as you approach the poles. Imagine a spherical loaf of bread cut into slices. For each slice, the crust is like a line of latitude.
Does every parallel begin and ends at the poles?
Parallels (lines of latitude) do not start nor end at the poles; they circle the earth east-to-west like the equator. All of the meridians (lines of longitude) start and stop at the poles.
What do like poles on magnets do?
Like poles repel; opposite poles attract.
What do 'like poles' do?
Like magnetic poles repel one another.
What is a trick to help you remember in which direction latitude and longitude?
Latitude lays flat and spiders have long legs
Why does the distance between 1 degree longitude decrease from the equator towards the poles?
Lines of latitude are shorter as you approach the poles. Imagine a spherical loaf of bread cut into slices. For each slice, the crust is like a line of latitude.
Does every parallel begin and ends at the poles?
Parallels (lines of latitude) do not start nor end at the poles; they circle the earth east-to-west like the equator. All of the meridians (lines of longitude) start and stop at the poles.
If your tire blows out and you hit a telephone pole how much would it cost to replace that pole without going through insurance?
alot telephone poles are like $20,000
What is the refernce line for latitude?
The lines of longitude run up north and south and down from the poles. Lines of latitude run parallel North and South to the equator. I remember the difference between latitude and longitude because the lines of latitude look like the rungs of a ladder (geddit) as they go around the globe. JCF
How did Alexander Graham Bell come up with the idea of telephone?
the telephone was thought of the name bacause Alexander bell drew a boat that looked like the telephone shape. the telephone was thought of the name bacause Alexander bell drew a boat that looked like the telephone shape. WRONG!! alex bell made the phone because he told his father that the same sound wave could be heard at the other side of a wire sort of
What do like poles on magnets do?
Like poles repel; opposite poles attract.
How can people remember latitude?
The lines of latitude are the ones that go from east to west, like the equator. Here is how I remember it. "Lati" from latitude sounds a little like "ladda". Some people even say it more like "laddatude". What can you do an a ladda [ladder]? You step up one step at a time. The rungs of a ladder are like the lines of laddertude. The lines that are all LONG are the ones that go through the poles and are Longitude.
What do 'like poles' do?
Like magnetic poles repel one another.
What is a trick to help you remember in which direction latitude and longitude?
Latitude lays flat and spiders have long legs
How would you describe lines of latitude and longitude?
Lines of latitude run from east to west and lines of longitude run north to south, they help give the position on earths surface.
What is the relationship between the poles on the magnet?
like poles attract unlike poles repel
What are the human characteristics of a place?
The answer can be buildings people have designed, stuff we have made like bridges, telephone poles, cars, houses, etc.
