15 degrees of longitude equals one hour.
However, for national convenience e.g. the USA , there are four time zones . This covers longitudes 70 o W to 125 o W. a difference of 55 degrees. This does not fully cover 4 hours of longitude, but is done for national convenience, into Eastern, Central, Mountain and Western. ,
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∙ 10y ago15 i am awesome............ not really
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The above is true for longitude, not latitude. The tilt of the earth's axis is approx 23° and over the course of a year, the midday sun appears to move from being overhead at the Tropic of Cancer (Midsummer in the northern hemisphere) to the Tropic of Capricorn (Midwinter) and back again. So, the average speed is 0.0107 degrees per hour. However, in fact the speed follows a sine curve and so depends on the time of the year.
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∙ 10y ago60 degrees
Answer:
Each turn of the Earth = 24 hours = 360o
Therefore each hour is 15o
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The above is true for longitude, not latitude. The tilt of the earth's axis is approx 23° and over the course of a year, the midday sun appears to move from being overhead at the Tropic of Cancer (Midsummer in the northern hemisphere) to the Tropic of Capricorn (Midwinter) and back again. So, the average speed is 0.0107 degrees per hour. However, in fact the speed follows a sine curve and so depends on the time of the year.
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∙ 12y ago(360 degrees per rotation) / (24 hours per rotation) = 15 degrees per hour
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∙ 13y agoThere are 360 degrees of longitude on Earth and 24 hours a day, so one hour corresponds to 360/24 degrees, which is 15 degrees longitude.
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∙ 11y agoSince there are 60 minutes in one degree, and 60 seconds in one minute, there are 3,600 seconds in one degree of latitude !
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∙ 12y ago1 revolution / 24 hours = 360 degrees / 24 hours = 15 degrees per hour
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∙ 12y ago15 degree lines
The Earth rotates at the rate of roughly 15 degrees of longitude per hour.
The Earth rotates at the rate of roughly 15 degrees of longitude per hour.
A polar view of the planet is roughly circular, that is, a total 360 degrees. There are about 24 hours in each day. Divide 360 by 24; the answer is 15, so there are 15 degrees of longitude in each time zone.
There are fifteen (15) degrees of longitude per time zone. (15 degrees x 24 zones = 360 degrees around the planet)
There are 24 time zones. Divide 360 degrees longitude by 24 and you get 15 degrees for each one-hour time zone.
15 Degrees per hour
The Earth rotates at the rate of roughly 15 degrees of longitude per hour.
The Earth rotates at the rate of roughly 15 degrees of longitude per hour.
360 divided by 24 equals 15. The sun appears to move 15 degrees each hour, or one degree every four minutes.
A polar view of the planet is roughly circular, that is, a total 360 degrees. There are about 24 hours in each day. Divide 360 by 24; the answer is 15, so there are 15 degrees of longitude in each time zone.
There are fifteen (15) degrees of longitude per time zone. (15 degrees x 24 zones = 360 degrees around the planet)
There are 24 time zones. Divide 360 degrees longitude by 24 and you get 15 degrees for each one-hour time zone.
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1 revolution / 24 hours = 360 degrees / 24 hours = 15 degrees per hour
The answer depends on whether you mean 15 degrees on a clock face (0.5 hours) or 15 degrees of longitude (1 hour).
360 degrees divided by 24 = 15 degrees
There are 180 degrees of latitude between 45 and 40 degrees east longitude. However, if you meant how many degrees of longitude are there, there are 5 degrees of longitude between 45 and 40 degrees east longitude.