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The reason they call the equator the great circle is because circles the whole earth in the middle.
becase its the only line that runs in the centre of the earth and goes right arround . {nickstar}
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What is the parallel line that circles the earth?
The equator
Halfway between the north and south poles what circles the globe at 0 degrees?
The Equator.
Lines that run parallel to the equator are called?
Lines of latitude
What is the imaginary line around which the earth spins?
There are many imaginary lines circling the Earth. The Equator is one of them that circles the Earth round the middle, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn are further north and south and the Arctic and Antarctic circles further north and south again.yea
What is the line of the latitude that separates the northern and southern hemisphere called?
Equator
Why are the equator and all lines of longitude called great circles?
The equator and all lines of longitude are called great circles because the represent the circumference of the earth. The other latitude lines along the globe are smaller then the actually circumference.
Is the Tropic of Cancer a great circle?
No; neither of the tropics is a great circle. The only line of latitude that is a great circle is the equator. The arctic and antarctic circles are not great circles, either.
Which parallel of latitude are great circles?
Only the equator, i.e. the parallel of zero latitude.
What is the name given to the imaginary line that circles the middel?
The imaginary line that circles the middle of the earth is called the equator.
Imaginary line that circles the middle of the earth?
The imaginary line that circles the middle of the earth is called the equator.
Which parallels are not circles?
a cylinder
What lines of latitude are great circles?
180* glad to help I think it's the equator. not the answer above.
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.
Is the Tropic of Capricorn or south of the equator?
It circles the Earth south of the equator.
Is the equator an imaginary line that circles the globe at its widest point?
yes the imaginary line is the equator and it circles the globeat its widest point.
What are lines called in spherical geometry?
great circles
In spherical geometry lines are called .?
great circles
