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The Earth is a globe (an oblate spheroid) that is separated into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere by the Equator (zero degrees latitude). The Equator horizontally encircles the Earth.

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If you make a horizontal cut through a globe this creates what two hemispheres?

The Earth is a globe (an oblate spheroid) that is separated into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere by the Equator (zero degrees latitude). The Equator horizontally encircles the Earth.


If a vertically globe is cut what hemispheres are created?

The Earth is a globe (an oblate spheroid) that is separated vertically by the Prime Meridian (zero degrees longitude) into the Western Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere.


The vertically cut globe creates what two hemispheres?

Unless you include some form of coordinates it simple produces two hemispheres, providing the cut is central to the axis.


What do you get when you cut a solid ball in half?

Two hemispheres


When we cut a sphere in half we get two?

We get two hemispheres.


The horizontal cut dividing the body in to upper andlower sections is called the?

The horizontal cut is called the transverse plane.


Which cut provides a horizontal bearing surface for rafters?

The heel cut.


What also divides the earth into hemispheres?

The equator divides the earth into the northern and the southern hemispheres, and the prime meridian divides the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres. Disregarding the earth's variance from being a perfect sphere, any great circle route will define a plane that divides the earth into two hemispheres. The earth is close to being a sphere, but is closer to being an oblate spheroid.


What is the purpose of a horizontal cut in woodworking?

A horizontal cut in woodworking is made to create a flat and level surface on a piece of wood. This type of cut is often used for joining pieces together or creating a smooth finish on a project.


If you cut a sphere with a vertical angled and horizontal slide what are the cross sections?

When a sphere is cut with a vertical angled plane, the cross-section will be an ellipse. If the sphere is then cut by a horizontal plane, the cross-section will be a circle. Thus, the combination of these two cuts results in an elliptical cross-section from the angled cut and circular cross-sections from the horizontal cuts at various heights.


An oblique cut is one that?

diagonally between the vertical and horizontal


When you cut a globe in half each half is known as a?

Hemisphere...?