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Answer : 3. "4 minutes"
What is the difference between the local time of two places in crossing a longitude?
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What is the difference between the local time of two places in crossing a longitude?
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Answer : 3. "4 minutes"
Explanation :
The difference between the local time of any two consecutive longitudes is 4 minutes. We know Earth completes one full rotation on its axis that is 360 degrees in 24 hours. Now 24 hours means 24*60= 1440 minutes And if we divide 1440 by 360 we will get 4 mins per degree.