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A single line cannot be perpendicular or parallel. These are attributes of two (or more) lines.

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Q: Is the equator perpendicular or parallel?
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Are lines of longitude parallel to the equator?

No, perpendicular.


What are the imaginary lines perpendicular to the equator called?

Longitudinal or longitude lines are the imaginary lines that are perpendicular to the equator. Latitudinal or latitude lines are parallel to the equator.


Why does the equator receives more of the suns energy?

The light at the equator hits the earth perpendicular to the surface to the earth. The further you are from the equator, the light comes in at an angle closer and closer to parallel. The closer to parallel the light comes in at, the more of it is reflected, so it receives less energy than the perpendicular light at the equator.


What are the imaginary lines perpenticular to the equator?

The imaginary lines perpendicular to the equator are called longitudinal lines or longitude. The lines parallel to the equator are called latitudinal lines or latitude. Yes. they are.


Is the equator were the sun is parallel to the earth?

No, the equator is an imaginary line that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres. The sun is directly overhead the equator only during the equinoxes, when day and night are of equal length.


What are lines of latitutde?

Latitude lines are imaginary lines that are parallel to the equator to fix a position on earth (along with longitude lines which are imaginary lines perpendicular to the equator)


What are the imaginary parallel lines numbered in degrees around the north and south of the equator?

both latitide as horizontal and longitude as vertical


Are parallel and perpendicular opposites?

Yes, parallel and perpendicular are opposites.


Does a rhombus have parallel and perpendicular sides?

It has parallel sides, but not perpendicular.


What is Perpendicular and Parallel?

Perpendicular is when two lines cross... Parallel is when two lines never meet.... _____________ _____________ = PARALLEL LINES If they cross they are perpendicular, if they don't, they are parallel.


Does perpendicular have parallel lines?

= parallel + perpendicular As such no, perpendicular lines do not naturally have parallel lines. However...connect the lines in the symbols below. ++ ++ And you'll have 4 perpendicular lines, and 4 parallel lines.


Are latitude lines parallel or perpendicular?

Parallel. Latitude and longitude are perpendicular.