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The distance around the earth at the equator is like what measurement ofa circle?

This comparable to the perimeter of a circle.


Is a equator a invisible line that splits earth in half?

The equator is an imaginary circular line around the entire earth, with the center of the circleat the center of the earth.Any circle that has its center at the center of the earth divides the earth's surface exactly in half.


What are the names of the3 invisible lines around the earth?

The three main invisible lines around the Earth are the Equator, the Tropic of Cancer, and the Tropic of Capricorn. These lines help determine important geographic phenomena such as climate zones and the changing of seasons.


Why is the equator the only parallel that is a great circle?

The equator is the only parallel that is a great circle because it is centered on the Earth's axis of rotation. This means that it divides the Earth into two equal hemispheres and its circumference is the maximum possible for a circle on the Earth's surface. Other parallels are smaller circles and not great circles.


What what is the shape of the moon's orbit around Earth?

The orbit of the Moon around the Earth is elliptical. An ellipse is a flattened circle, much like an oval. The Moon takes just under a month to revolve around the Earth. Looking down on the Earth above the North Pole, the Moon revolves counterclockwise around the Earth, which is the same direction that the Earth rotates on its axis.An ellipse. Very close to a circle though.Unlike many other moons, the Earth's moon follows an elliptical orbit.

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An invisible line that forms an east-west circle around th earth is called both an?

The equator.


Are these all invisible lines Equator Prime Meridian Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn International Date Line Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle?

They're not invisible on maps, but the don't exist on the earth's surface.


Why is the equator the great circle?

It is a circle because, the earth is a circle, and the equator stretches all the way around the earth.


What is the invisible vertical line around which earth spins?

Its axis


Why does the moon get visible then invisible?

Because of the revolution of the moon around the earth.


The distance around the earth at the equator is like what measurement ofa circle?

This comparable to the perimeter of a circle.


Is a equator a invisible line that splits earth in half?

The equator is an imaginary circular line around the entire earth, with the center of the circleat the center of the earth.Any circle that has its center at the center of the earth divides the earth's surface exactly in half.


Real life examples of diameter?

the equator is an invisible diameter around the Earth.


Can you fly an earth small circle?

YES. A small circle is simply a circle around the earth that does not fly over the direct opposite place on earth that a plane took off from. A great circle goes full circumference of earth, where a small circle does not. Being a circle they both fly in a constant direction.


What is the path that the earth makes around the sun?

The orbit of the Earth is roughly a circle.


What is the invisible line or pole about which the earth spins or rotates?

The invisible line around which the Earth rotates is called its axis. This axis passes through the North and South Poles and is tilted at an angle of approximately 23.5 degrees relative to the plane of Earth's orbit around the Sun.


What are the names of the3 invisible lines around the earth?

The three main invisible lines around the Earth are the Equator, the Tropic of Cancer, and the Tropic of Capricorn. These lines help determine important geographic phenomena such as climate zones and the changing of seasons.