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If there are four places on the same meridian 500km apart and the local time at one place is 12:00 noon, what will be the time at the three other places?
If there are four places on the same meridian 500km apart and the local time at one place is 12:00 noon, what will be the time at the three other places?
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The correct option is A 12:00 noon
Time at a given place depends on the longitude and not the latitude. Thus, all the places at the same meridian will have the same time. Time changes by 1 hour by a difference of 15 degrees in longitude.
Time at a given place depends on the longitude and not the latitude. Thus, all the places at the same meridian will have the same time. Time changes by 1 hour by a difference of 15 degrees in longitude.
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