Question

7. Differentiate between a) Local and Standard time b) Equator and Prime Meridian.?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Local time indicates the time of a place, determined on the basis of the apparent movement of the sun. Standard time refers to the fixed time for places falling in the same meridian, set in a country by law. Changes continuously with the change in longitude.

The Prime Meridian divides the globe into Eastern and Western hemispheres, just as the equator divides the globe into Northern and Southern hemispheres. The Prime Meridian is at 0 degrees longitude, just as the equator is at 0 degrees latitude.

Answer 2

Answer:

standard time remains fixed for the particular country. the place on the same longitude has the different standard time. Equator separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. ... Prime Meridian runs through Greenwich and is at 0° longitude.