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Does the equator bisect the Earth?
Equator. The equator is the circle that is equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole. It divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
How many parts does the equator divide?
The Equator divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres. In other words, it is the line with 0° latitude.
What happens at the equator of the Earth?
In the cycle of Earth’s seasons, the plane of the equator passes through the Sun twice per year: at the March and September equinoxes. To an observer on the Earth, the Sun appears to travel North or South over the Equator (or the celestial equator) at these times.
Which country is not located on the equator?
Which of the following countries is not located on the Equator? Libya is not located on the equator. Victoria Falls is located in Victoria Lake found between which of the three following countries? Victoria Falls is located in Victoria Lake found between Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.
Why are there no seasons at the equator?
At the equator there are no seasons because each day the Sun strikes at about the same angle. Every day of the year the equator receives about 12 hours of sunlight. The poles remain cool because they are never tilted in a direct path of sunlight. The sun never rises!
Is the Equator hot or cold?
Places near Earth’s equator (like Ecuador and Singapore) are warm, while places near the poles (like Antarctica and Greenland) are cold. Why is this true? At the equator, the Sun’s light hits Earth nearly straight on (at a steep angle). If you were at the equator at noon, the Sun would be close to directly overhead.
Is the Equator the hottest place on earth?
Since the Equator receives the most sunlight throughout the year, it’s fair to presume that equatorial regions should also be the hottest. The hottest parts of the world do not lie ‘on’ the Equator (as our assumption would suggest), but rather around the tropics, i.e., the areas that lie above and below the Equator.
What are 3 facts about the Equator?
It is halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole, at 0 degrees latitude. An equator divides the planet into a Northern Hemisphere and a Southern Hemisphere. The Earth is widest at its Equator. The distance around the Earth at the Equator, its circumference, is 40,075 kilometers (24,901 miles).
Why is the Equator hot?
Why is it hot at the Equator and cold at the poles? Due to the tilt of the Earth, the Equator is closer to the sun so receives more of its energy. The Equator has a smaller surface area so heats up quickly compared to the poles. This means more heat from the sun makes it to the surface of the Earth.