They are sometimes called "parallels of latitude", or just "latitude lines". The east-west lines on the map measure the latitude in degrees north or south of the equator.
The imaginary lines that run around the earth in an east-west direction are lines of latitude or parallels.
The apparent shift in wind direction that is caused by the Earth's rotation is called the?
The same direction that the Earth rotates around its axis.
The direction of the moon revolution around the earth is from left to right. This is also known as anticlockwise motion.
It doesn't ! The moon travels around the earth !
The earth never reverses direction, nor does any other planet. The APPARENT reversal of direction of some other planets, as seen from earth, is called retrograde motion.
The moon revolves around the Earth in a counterclockwise direction. This motion is called orbital motion, and it takes about 27.3 days for the moon to complete one orbit around the Earth.
CounterClockwise
counter clockwise
counter clockwise
counter clockwise
Earth's path around the Sun is called Earth's Orbit.