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प्रश्न
What are the main characteristics of local time?
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उत्तर
Characteristics :
- Every meridian has a different local time.
- The places on the same meridian have the same local time.
- The Eastern places will be ahead of Western places for local time.
- The sundial was a simple and old method to determine local time.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Give a reason the greenwich time is called Greenwich Mean Time.
Why do some countries have many time zones?
OR
What are ‘Time Zones’?
Give a reason for the following :
The opposite meridians of longitude form a Great Circle.
Give a reason for the following :
The distance between two consecutive meridians is equal to about 111 kilometers only at the equator.
Give a reason for the following :
All parallel other than equator are not Great Circles.
A ship crossing international dateline at mid-night on Wednesday Eastwards, find that it is mid-night Tuesday on the American side. Why?
Why is it 5.30 p.m in India when it is 12.00 noon in London?
The area found between 0° and 180° E lines of longitude is called.
How are the hemispheres divided on the basis of lines of latitude and longitude? Explain with diagrams.
Write a note on Longitudes.
