GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The circle of illumination divides Earth into two hemispheres known as:
A
East and West
B
North and South
C
Day and Night
D
Summer and Winter
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the Earth at 0 degrees latitude. The equator divides the planet into two equal halves called hemispheres-a Northern Hemisphere and a Southern Hemisphere.

Detailed explanation-2: -The equator is the most well known parallel. At 0 degrees latitude, it equally divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres. From the equator, latitude increases as you travel north or south, reaching 90 degrees at each pole.

Detailed explanation-3: -The imaginary line that separates light from the darkness and day from the night is known as the circle of illumination. Earth’s axis refers to an imaginary line going through the centre of the earth from top to bottom. The circle of illumination cuts all latitudes into half on the spring and autumnal equinoxes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Earth’s axis refers to an imaginary line going through the center of the earth from top to bottom. Thus, while circle of illumination separates light from darkness and day from night, axis is a line along which the earth’s rotates.

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