The Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
June 20-21 is a very important day for our planet and its relationship with the sun. June 20-21 is one of two solstices, days when the rays of the sun directly strike one of the two tropical latitude lines. June 21 marks the beginning of summer in the northern hemisphere and simultaneously heralds the beginning of winter in the southern hemisphere. In 2012, the summer solstice occurs and summer begins in the Northern Hemisphere on June 20, at 7:09 p.m
Earth's parallels are called lines of latitude. They are imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator and are used to measure the distance north or south of the equator in degrees.
The lines on a globe refer to latitude and longitude lines that help locate points on Earth's surface. Latitude lines run east-west and measure a point's distance north or south of the equator, while longitude lines run north-south and measure a point's distance east or west of the Prime Meridian. These lines intersect at specific points to create a grid system used for navigation and mapping.
The lines that circle the Earth parallel to the equator are called latitude lines. They are measured in degrees north or south of the equator and help determine location and climate patterns on Earth.
Imaginary lines connecting places of the same latitude are known as parallels. These lines run parallel to the Equator and help in measuring distances on the Earth's surface horizontally.
The latitude lines that mark the summer and winter solstices are the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. The Tropic of Cancer, located at approximately 23.5° North latitude, marks the position of the sun during the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. Conversely, the Tropic of Capricorn, at approximately 23.5° South latitude, marks the position of the sun during the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. These latitudes define the limits of the sun's zenith during these solstices.
Latitudinal lines never meet as the are circumference lines. However, Longitudinal lines meet at the North & South poles. Zero Longitude goes through Greenwich which is also where Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) comes from. GMT is British winter time as opposed to British Summer Time which is GMT +1 hour.
The two broken lines on the equator are known as the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. The Tropic of Cancer is located at approximately 23.5 degrees north latitude, while the Tropic of Capricorn is at approximately 23.5 degrees south latitude. These lines mark the furthest points north and south where the sun can be directly overhead at noon during the solstices.
Every point along the same line of latitude has the same amount of time between sunrise and sunset at any given moment. That amount of time grows gradually shorter from the time of the summer solstice until the time of the winter solstice, and it grows gradually longer from the winter solstice until the summer solstice. Also, higher altitudes at the same latitude and longitude will see the sun slightly longer.
Heat in the summer makes materials expand which make power lines somewhat elastic. During the cold months of winter the power lines contract. The difference of the reaction of the materials during seasons is why a power line is more likely to break in the winter than in the summer bearing the same weight.
The lines that intercept latitude lines are lines of longitude.
passage of time.
Lines of latitude run parallel to the Equator (which is zero latitude).
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No, lines of latitude do not intersect.
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