Such a circle would describe two lines of longitude. The pole intersects the circle in two places forming two separate arcs; each arc is a line of longitude. The plane containing the circle also divides the earth into two hemispheres.
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[muh-rid-ee-uhn] -noun a great circle of the earth passing through the poles and any given point on the earth's surface. b. the half of such a circle included between the poles.
latitude
rotation is the spiinning of the planet on its axis and revoulution is the orbiting of the planet around the sun
The celestial equator is an imaginary circle created by extending Earth's equator into space. Zenith is an imaginary point in the sky directly above and observer on earth.
The arctic circle
A great circle
They are drawn on the earth as imaginary lines that run from east to west.
In the globe it is called the axis. In a sphere it is called the diameter.
This line is the equator.
Equator is a line that passes around the earth halfway between the poles. It is a great circle. All parallels are drawn completely around the earth with all points equidistant from the equator.