What is the function of the equator?

Answer 1

The purpose The Equater serve because it is the starting point for latitude. The poles can't both be 0 , so it made sense to designate the line equidistant from the poles as 0 and then measure north and south from there.

Answer 2

The equator marks the centre of the Earth in terms of latitude. It defines the area where the Sun shines directly overhead (most concentrated), and defines the Tropics too. The equator is the origin for all degrees of latitude as well.

Answer 3

The equator is a member of a set of imaginary lines formed by the intersection of a plane normal to the rotation poles of the planet and the planet's surface. These are generically called lines of latitude and the equator is unique in this set of lines in that it is the longest of these lines (the largest circle) and divides the planet into two equal hemispheres. It forms the base from which to measure how far north or south you are on the planet and also tells you where you should position a satellite to be in geosynchronous orbit.

The plane of the equator is also used to chart the positions of all the stars, is used to predict the changing of the seasons and tells you where things are moving fastest on the Earth's surface (as a result of the Earth's rotation).

Answer 4

The equator is an imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. It serves as the reference point for measuring latitude and plays a role in atmospheric circulation patterns, climate, and biodiversity distribution.

Answer 5

the equator doesn't do anything it is the imaginary horizontal center line of the earth the equator is the place on earth that is closest to the sun