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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.
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.
The Earth rotates at the rate of roughly 15 degrees of longitude per hour.
15 Degrees per hour
360 divided by 24 equals 15. The sun appears to move 15 degrees each hour, or one degree every four minutes.
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.
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).
The sun appears to move 15 degrees of longitude each hour if it moves 360 degrees in 24 hours. This is because there are 24 hours in a day, so dividing 360 degrees by 24 hours gives us 15 degrees per hour.
Knoxville sits on 84° West, and Memphis sits on 90° West. 90° minus 84° equals 6°, meaning Knoxville is six degrees of longitude from Memphis.
Knoxville sits on 84° West, and Memphis sits on 90° West. 90° minus 84° equals 6°, meaning Knoxville is six degrees of longitude from Memphis.