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Starting from the Prime Meridian and going either east or west, you'll cover 360
degrees of longitude before you find yourself back at the Prime Meridian again.
Half-way around a sphere corresponds to 180 degrees.
If you and your friend both start out from the Prime Meridian, and one of you
travels east around the globe and the other travels west around the globe,
you'll eventually meet each other. If you both travel exactly the same distance,
then you each cover 180 degrees of longitude, and you meet exactly on the
other side opposite the Prime Meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, at
180 degrees longitude, both east and west.
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How are the equator and prime meridian related to latitude and longitude?
Each of those lines is a meridian of longitude. They are 180 degrees apart in longitude,so together they form a complete circle around the Earth. That circle is the boundarybetween the eastern and western hemispheres.
What lines of longitude go through north and south of the prime meridian in measure distances?
The Prime Meridian is a line of longitude (0°). It goes through every north or south measurementbetween the north pole and the south pole, and no other lines of longitude cross it.
Which is used to measure distances in degrees from the ptime meridian?
The prime meridian is used as the starting point for measuring distances in degrees of longitude. Distances to the east and west of the prime meridian are expressed in degrees, with a maximum of 180 degrees in each direction. This system allows for the precise location of points on the Earth's surface in relation to the prime meridian.
What is the difference between a prime meridian and a meridian?
The time meridian is each standard time zone roughly centered on a line of longitude exactly divisible by 15 degrees and the prime meridian is the starting point for the standard time zones an arbitrary longitude line.
What time will it be at a place 77 degrees east when 2pm at the prime meridian?
The prime meridian is at 0 degrees longitude, and each 15 degrees of longitude represents one hour of time difference. Therefore, a location at 77 degrees east is 77/15 = approximately 5.13 hours ahead of GMT. When it is 2 PM at the prime meridian, it will be around 7:08 PM at 77 degrees east.
How many degrees of longitude are there to the east and west prime meridian?
180 degrees in each direction.
How are the equator and prime meridian related to latitude and longitude?
Each of those lines is a meridian of longitude. They are 180 degrees apart in longitude,so together they form a complete circle around the Earth. That circle is the boundarybetween the eastern and western hemispheres.
What lines of longitude go through north and south of the prime meridian in measure distances?
The Prime Meridian is a line of longitude (0°). It goes through every north or south measurementbetween the north pole and the south pole, and no other lines of longitude cross it.
What is the difference between a prime meridian and a meridian?
The time meridian is each standard time zone roughly centered on a line of longitude exactly divisible by 15 degrees and the prime meridian is the starting point for the standard time zones an arbitrary longitude line.
True or false is the points east of the prime meridian are located between 0 degree and 180 degrees east longitude?
Yes, all points east and west of the Prime Meridian are both between 0 and 180 degrees longitude because there are a total of 360 degrees of longitude on a globe divided into 180 degrees on each of the eastern and western hemispheres.
What are the two special meridians of longitude?
The two special meridians of longitude are the Prime Meridian (0 degrees) and the International Date Line (180 degrees). The Prime Meridian is the line of 0 degrees longitude, running through Greenwich, England, and serves as the starting point for measuring longitude. The International Date Line marks where each new day begins, and is located at 180 degrees longitude.
Explain how time changes as you move east from the Prime Meridian?
As you move east from the Prime Meridian, time increases by one hour for every 15 degrees of longitude you cross. This is because Earth rotates 360 degrees in 24 hours, so each hour represents 15 degrees of longitude.
What line of longitude runs from the North to South pole at 0 degrees?
Technically Yes. Concerning longitude, all of the meridians come together at the poles, so each pole has every longitude, but by convention 0 degrees longitude is used to refer to the north or south poles. So for example, the North pole is typically referred to as at 90°N 0° W and likewise the South pole as 90°S 0° W.With respect to latitude, the north pole is located at 90 degrees north latitude, and the south pole at 90 degrees south latitude.
Is there 30 degrees longitude on each side of the prime meridian?
Yes. One of them is labeled "30° east" and the other is labeled "30° west".
Is the northern hemisphere Prime meridian up to 180 degrees?
The eastern and western hemispheres each measure 180 degrees in longitude. You're free to draw as few or as many 'lines' in that range as you feel you need, and to number them appropriately according to the position of each 'line'.
What are the imaginary lines that circle the earth east and west of the prime meridian?
The 'lines' that appear east and west of the Prime Meridian are the other meridians of longitude. But they don't circle the Earth. Each meridian is a semi-circle that joins the north and south poles, and has the same longitude at every point on it.
Three countries 100 degrees W line of longitude?
Each of the following has territory at 100° west longitude: -- Canada -- USA -- Mexico -- Antarctica
