The prime meridian is zero degrees longditude - the equator is zero degrees latitude. They intersect at a point in the Gulf of Guinea - to the west of the island of Sao Tome and Principe, which is west of Gabon in Africa
They tell us where we are. Especially in relation to where somewhere else is.
Without them we'd all just be 'somewhere' on a big ball, and would be unable to navigate.
They are both imaginary lines on and in earth!
Both are imaginary lines
Similarities between latitudes and longitude
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similarities
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There are zero similarities between the two.
yes
They Are Both Imaginary Lines.
rotation is the spiinning of the planet on its axis and revoulution is the orbiting of the planet around the sun
Both located on or near the equator
-- If a planet spins, then it has a spin axis. -- If it has a spin axis, then it has poles. -- An equator is just the line made up of all the points that are midway between the poles. So if the planet has poles, then it has an equator. -- Mercury spins.
rotation is the spiinning of the planet on its axis and revoulution is the orbiting of the planet around the sun
rotation is the spiinning of the planet on its axis and revoulution is the orbiting of the planet around the sun
An equator is the intersection of a sphere's surface with the plane perpendicular to the sphere's axis of rotation and containing the sphere's center of mass; whereas, the capitalized term Equator refers to the Earth's equator.
Yes; the tilt of the axis is 23.5 degrees; the tropics are 23.5 degrees from the equator. Between the tropics, it is possible that at some point of the year, the Sun can reach the zenith, and this is precisely because of the tilt of the Earth's axis.Yes; the tilt of the axis is 23.5 degrees; the tropics are 23.5 degrees from the equator. Between the tropics, it is possible that at some point of the year, the Sun can reach the zenith, and this is precisely because of the tilt of the Earth's axis.Yes; the tilt of the axis is 23.5 degrees; the tropics are 23.5 degrees from the equator. Between the tropics, it is possible that at some point of the year, the Sun can reach the zenith, and this is precisely because of the tilt of the Earth's axis.Yes; the tilt of the axis is 23.5 degrees; the tropics are 23.5 degrees from the equator. Between the tropics, it is possible that at some point of the year, the Sun can reach the zenith, and this is precisely because of the tilt of the Earth's axis.
Mercury
The tilt of earths axis makes the equator appear to be sideways.
The Earth has an equator. The equator goes around the middle of the Earth. The equator is the circular line that goes around the Earth that is half way between the North and South poles. The equator is defined by the Earth's rotation and for that matter so are the locations of the North and South poles. Even without the Sun as a guide, we would know there was an axis of rotation and so we would be able to define the mid-plane perpendicular to that axis half way between the two ends.