Equator

The majority of earths landmasses are north of the equator.

The Northern Hemisphere[1] is the half of a planet that is north of the equator-the word hemisphere literally means 'half sphere'. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator. Earth's northern hemisphere contains most of its land area and most of its human population (about 90%).

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My studies when I was forced to gather for a mad scientist who gave me wings. I live in Montana in the mountains and there are wolves after me.

A parallel run is when a new software system is run alongside the existing system to compare outputs and ensure accuracy before fully transitioning to the new system. This process helps to identify any discrepancies or issues that need to be resolved before the new system is implemented.

Average annual temperature in the equator is 88F in day time

Countries near the equator include Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Indonesia, Kenya, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. These countries generally have hot and humid climates due to their proximity to the equator, and they may experience consistent daylight throughout the year. The equatorial regions of these countries are known for their diverse ecosystems and rich biodiversity.

It drains straight... no spinning. I was recently at the equator in Kenya and they had a demo to show this. It was quite intriguing to witness!

In the Navy, when you "cross" the equator you don't receive a badge. During the crossing you go through an initiation to become a "shellback". You receive a small card which explains when and where you crossed the equator and also a large certificate which looks really good up on your wall.

The low pressure zone at the equator is called the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). It is a belt of low pressure where the trade winds from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres converge, causing warm air to rise and creating a region of unsettled weather with heavy rainfall.

If you're looking to find out if the theory is true that it spins differently in the 2 hemispheres, it is true. In Uganda, right on the equator there was a demonstration of this gravity effect. They had a large funnel on each side of the line, about 20 ft away, and one right on the line. They poured water in, set a leaf on the water for visual aid, and stilled the water. When they released the hole in the bottom, the water spun opposite directions on the 2 sides. When they did the same test on the line itself, the water didn't spin at all. It dropped straight thru the hole. When the dish became just a tiny bit off center, the water began to spin. Only directly in the center of the equator did it not spin. Amazing!

The Earth is not a perfect sphere, but an oblate spheroid, which means it is slightly flattened at the poles and bulging at the equator. This difference in shape causes the equatorial circumference to be longer than the polar circumference. The measurements you provided reflect this difference in distance due to Earth's shape.

1,306.6 miles. Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India is at about the same latitude as Puerto Rico and Hawaii.

Rome, Italy is approximately 1,876 miles away from the equator.

The Equator crosses through several countries in Africa, South America, and Asia. Some examples include Ecuador, Brazil, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Indonesia, Kiribati, and the Maldives. It also passes through various bodies of waters such as the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and Indian Ocean.

The reason they call the equator the great circle is because circles the whole earth in the middle.
becase its the only line that runs in the centre of the earth and goes right arround . {nickstar}

the equator is the imaginary line

The Earth always rotates from west to east, which means the direction of rotation is eastward. This rotation gives us day and night as different parts of the Earth face the Sun.

The Sun is positioned over the equator during the equinoxes, which occur around March 20th-21st (spring equinox) and September 22nd-23rd (fall equinox) each year. During these times, day and night are approximately equal in length.

No the equator does not give off heat. The reason the equator is warmer than other places is because the equator gets the most direct sunlight from the sun.

The sun is north of the equator for 6 months every year, and south of the equator during

the other 6 months.

In order to accomplish these gyrations, it crosses the equator twice a year ... on March 21

moving north, and on September 22 moving south.

The Amazon river is very close to the equator. The earth is rotating on its axis. It rotates onces every 24 hours and the earth is about 24000 miles in circumference. So at the equator, the earth is turning at about 1000 miles per hour. (At the poles, the surface speed is nearly zero.) At this speed, the sun rises and sets very quickly. You do not notice the speed of the earth on the surface, but the sun appears to rise and set rapidly. At or near the equator, the sun rises at about 6AM and sets at about 6 PM every day of the year. In the morning, at 6 AM, it is almost totally dark. By 6:30 AM, the sun is up and full daylight is everywhere. Similarly in the evening, it is daylight at 6 PM and dark at 6:30. Day length changes very little at the equator. You do not experience longer summer days with long evening twilight nor short winter days. 12 hours a day, every day of the year is light, 12 hours dark. It is also "summer" all year. Temperature changes about 10 to 15 degrees from day to night and varies little all year. Summary: It gets dark fast. Even faster in the forest with thick, tall trees.

beacause global warming

At any place between the equator and 23.5 degrees south latitude, there are two
longest days of the year. One is a day between September 21 and December 21,
depending on the latitude, and the other one is the same number of days after
December 21 that the first one is before it. The days are of equal length.

At any place between 23.5 and 66.5 degrees south latitude, the longest day is December 21.

At any place farther than 66.5 degrees south latitude, the longest day is somewhere
between 24 hours and six months long, depending on the latitude, so it hits more than
one date. December 21 is the middle of it.

The atmosphere around the earth is like a blanket to protect us from the harmful rays of the sun.

When the sun shines straight down like near the equator, there is less atmosphere between the earth and the sun to block the energy.

Near the poles, the atmosphere is thicker because the sun is shining down at an angle and it has to go through more of the blanket of the atmosphere before it touches the earth.

During the winter, each pole is in total darkness nighttime because that area of the pole is behind the earth also.

These areas near the poles are called the Arctic circle and the Antarctic Circle.

Because of the angle to the sun. At the equator the sun light hits the Earth surface pretty much perpendicularly, but at the poles it's a much more oblique angle.

lighter colors reflect light and heat and the ice at the poles are white and reflect more also trees are not found at the poles and they can trap heat

The veritical lines that run across the earth are latitude. The horazontal line that runs across the earth is the equator.