How are the prime maridian and equator different?

Answer 1

The difference between any meridian and the equator:-

The Equator is an imaginary line of latitude (it goes round the middle of the Earth in the plane in which the Earth spins) it is also a "Great Circle" in that the plane of the equator passes through the middle of the Earth.

Meridians are imaginary lines of longitude (they pass through the North and South Poles of Earth and are therefore at 90 degrees to the plane in which the Earth spins). Meridians/lines of longitude are also "Great Circles".

The difference between the prime meridian and the equator:-

The Equator is 0 degrees latitude while the Prime Meridian is 0 degrees longitude.

Answer 2

The Prime Meridian is only a half circle, whereas the equator is a full circle.

The Prime Meridian is a longitude, whereas the equator is a latitude

People around the equator enjoy the same sort of weather year-round, whereas The Prime Meridian has different weather depending on where you are on it.

It is possible for the the sun to shine on all of the Prime Meridian exactly once a year, whereas it is currently impossible for the sun to shine on all of the equator at once.

The sun generally rises and sets on most of the Prime Meridian at once (except for at the poles) whereas the sun rises and sets only on a single point of the equator at any given moment.

Answer 3

Prime Meridian: Imaginary line running from Pole to Pole and passing through Greenwich, England.

Equator: Runs East and West around the exact middle of the globe

Answer 4

The differences are that the Equator in zero line of latitude. While the Prime Meridian is zero line of longitude. Latitude is horizontal and parallel to the Equator, and longitude runs from pole to pole.

Answer 5

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