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प्रश्न
What is the relation between longitude and time?
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“There is a difference of 4 minutes of time for one degree of longitude”. Why?
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उत्तर
There is a close relation between longitude and time. The Earth makes one complete rotation of 360 degrees in 24 hours. It passes through 15 degrees is one hour or one degree in four minutes. Thus, there is a difference of 4 minutes of time for one degree of longitude. As the Earth moves from West to East, the places East of Greenwich gain time whereas the places West of Greenwich loose time.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Give a reason for the lines of longitude are also called Meridians of longitude.
Give a reason the greenwich time is called Greenwich Mean Time.
Which meridian is called Prime meridian?
Give a reason for the following :
“The International Date Line is not a straight line coinciding with longitude 180 degrees.” Why?
Fill in the blanks.
The 0° Meridian is also known as ____________________.
Geographically, what is the time difference between Dwarka in Gujarat and Dibrugarh in Assam?
Why do we have the concept of time zone?
The area found between 0° and 180° E lines of longitude is called.
What are lines of latitude and longitude?
The lines of longitude converge at the ______.
