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प्रश्न
What are the main characteristics of local time?
उत्तर
Characteristics :
- Every meridian has a different local time.
- The places on the same meridian have the same local time.
- The Eastern places will be ahead of Western places for local time.
- The sundial was a simple and old method to determine local time.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Calculate the longitude of a place where the local time is 6.00 a.m. when the time is 9.00 p.m. at New Delhi on longitude 77° E.
Calculate the location of a place where the local time is noon when it is 7.30 p.m. at Greenwich.
What is the rate of change of time per degree of longitude?
What is the difference between Prime Meridian and other meridians of longitude?
Why do some countries have many time zones?
OR
What are ‘Time Zones’?
Give a reason for the following :
Local time is a theoretical reality, while Standard Time is a practical necessity.
Give a reason for the following :
The distance between two consecutive meridians is equal to about 111 kilometers only at the equator.
Give a reason for the following :
A person, travelling from Mumbai to London, alters the time on his watch at several places.
What will be local time at Delhi 77° E longitude when it is 3 p.m. at Tokyo 139°E longitude?
Two opposite meridians form a ______.
