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What is the great circle formed by the prime meridian and the international dateline cuts earth in half the part east of the prime meridian?
the great circle is formed by the prime meridian and the international date line
What is the name of the imaginary vertical line that circles the earth and is found at zero degrees longitude?
the Prime Meridian or Greenwich Meridian and runs through Greenwich England ________________________________ You're probably thinking of the Prime Meridian, but the Prime Meridian doesn't circle the Earth; it only covers half of the Earth. The other half of the circle is the "anti-meridian" at longitude 180 degrees. (East or west? Both, and neither.)
Which line of longitude forms a great circle with the Prime meridian?
The 180th meridian or antimeridian is the meridian which is 180° east or west of the Prime Meridian with which it forms a great circle.
What line of longitude forms the other half of the prime meridian of the globe?
The Prime Meridian is complete as it appears on maps or globes. It forms a half-circle, and isn't missing anything. When joined with the Prime Meridian, the 180-degree meridian of longitude forms a complete great circle.
Which of these combined with the prime meridian makes a complete circle around the earth?
180th meridian
Which line longitude forms the other half of the prime meridian?
The Prime Meridian is complete exactly as it appears on maps and globes. It forms a half-circle, and it isn't missing anything. When joined with the Prime Meridian, the 180-degree meridian of longitude forms a complete great circle.
Is the prime meridian a circle?
Yes, Prime Meridian is an imaginary circle..
What is the great circle formed by the prime meridian and the international dateline cuts earth in half the part east of the prime meridian?
the great circle is formed by the prime meridian and the international date line
What does the eastern hemisphere includes?
great circle formed by the prime meridian and the international datelines cuts earth i n half. the part east of the prime meridian is the?
What is the name of the imaginary vertical line that circles the earth and is found at zero degrees longitude?
the Prime Meridian or Greenwich Meridian and runs through Greenwich England ________________________________ You're probably thinking of the Prime Meridian, but the Prime Meridian doesn't circle the Earth; it only covers half of the Earth. The other half of the circle is the "anti-meridian" at longitude 180 degrees. (East or west? Both, and neither.)
What line of longitude joins with the prime meridian to make a complete circle?
The 180th meridian or antimeridian is the meridian which is 180° east or west of the Prime Meridian with which it forms a great circle.
What line of longitgitude forms the other half of the prime meridian?
The Prime Meridian is complete just the way it's drawn on maps or globes. It's not missing anything. When the Prime Meridian is joined with the 180° meridian of longitude, the combination forms a single, complete great-circle.
What combined with the prime meridian makes a complete circle around the earth?
The Prime Meridian and the meridian of 180° longitude combine to form a great circle on the Earth. Each of them alone is a semi-circle.
Which continent is divided in half by the prime meridian?
The Prime Meridian effectively divides the continent of Antarctica in half. Since prime meridians are arbitrary this is based on the Greenwich Prime Meridian.
Which line of longitude forms a great circle with the Prime meridian?
The 180th meridian or antimeridian is the meridian which is 180° east or west of the Prime Meridian with which it forms a great circle.
What imaginary line makes a half circle from the north pole to the south pole through greenwich England?
The Prime Meridian.
What line of longitude forms the other half of the prime meridian of the globe?
The Prime Meridian is complete as it appears on maps or globes. It forms a half-circle, and isn't missing anything. When joined with the Prime Meridian, the 180-degree meridian of longitude forms a complete great circle.
