How are the prime meridian and the equator different?

Answer 1

The Equator runs east-west and the prime meridian runs north-south.

Answer 2

The Equator runs east-west and the prime meridian runs north-south.

Answer 3

They are opposites/diving the Earth in different directions in half. The Equator is 0 (zero) Degrees Latitude.

. The Prime Meridian is Zero Degrees Longitude and is the reference point for Longitude.

Answer 4

The Equator is the zero line of latitude than horizontally encircles the Earth. It equally splits the Earth into the Northern and the Southern Hemispheres.
The Prime Meridian is the zero line of longitude that vertically runs from the North Pole to the South pole, passing through the Greenwich Observatory, Greenwich, London, England.

Answer 5

The Equator runs east-west and the prime meridian runs north-south.

Answer 6

Prime meridian runs North/South and is shown as 0 degrees in the picture above. . The Equator runs East/West (or left right in the picture above).

Answer 7

The equator bisects the Earth along the line of zero latitude. The prime meridian bisects the Earth along the line of zero longitude.