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Where do the most direct rays strike the Earth on June 21 the Spring Equinox?

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


What are earth's parallels called?

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.


Lines of the globe?

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.


What are the lines that circle the earth parallel to the equator?

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?

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.

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Where do latitude lines meet?

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.


What are The lines that intercept latitude lines on a map Are lines of what?

The lines that intercept latitude lines are lines of longitude.


Why is a power line more likely to break in winter than in Summer even if it is loaded with the same weight?

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.


Which lines decide duration of day and night?

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.


Is Lines of latitude is parallel?

Lines of latitude run parallel to the Equator (which is zero latitude).


In anyone lived in a pretty how the lines spring summer autumn winter represents the?

passage of time.


What lines are parallel to the equator?

lines of latitude


What are principal lines of latitude?

whats the principal lines of latitude


Do lines of latitude sometimes intersect?

No, lines of latitude do not intersect.


Are the lines of Capricorn and cancer lines of longitude or latitude?

latitude?


How are lines of latitude and lines of longitute alike?

lines of latitude and lines of longitude are the same because they just are.


Are the parallel lines on a globe called longitude or latitude lines?

Latitude.