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Why do latitude lines have smaller circumferences as you move away from the equator?
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∙ 8y ago
Because they're all parallel 'slices' of a sphere . . . like the circumference and diameter
of the flat rounds you get when you slice an orange with parallel cuts.
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When you move away from the equator where do meridians go?
Meridians converge at the poles and intersect the equator at 90 degrees. They are all great circle lines called lines of longitude. The equator is a line of latitude and the only line of latitude that is a great circle line. As you move away from the equator the lines of latitude describe smaller and smaller circles round the planet as you approach the poles.
What are the lines of Latitude caled on the equator?
There is only one line of latitude on the equator, and the equator is it.
How do lines of latitude run in relation to the equator?
Lines of latitude circle the earth, parallel to the equator.
What lines are parallel to the equator?
lines of latitude
Lines that run parallel to the equator are called?
Lines that run parallel to the equator are called latitude lines or parallels.
Is Lines of latitude is parallel?
Lines of latitude run parallel to the Equator (which is zero latitude).
Lines running parallel to the equator are called?
You have answered the question for yourself ; They are 'Latitudes''. Longitudes (Meridians) are lines that run North to South from the North Pole to the South Pole. Longitudes come to a point at the poles, but spread out to a maximum at the Equator.
Where do latitude lines start and what is their other name?
Lines of latitude are called parallels. The lines start at the equator and are located north and south of the equator.
Which way are latitude lines to the equator?
The equator itself is a 'line' of latitude. All others are parallel to the equator.
Which imaginary lines are based on the equator?
The lines are latitude,heat equator and pressure belts.
Which are used measure distances north or south of the equator?
lines of latitude
Do any lines of latitude pass through the equator?
The equator itself IS a line of latitude.
