You are shipwrecked and floating in the Atlantic Ocean somewhere between London, England, and New York, NY. Fortunately, you managed to save your globe. You have been in London, so your watch is still set for London time. It is noon, by the Sun, at your location. Your watch indicates that it is 4:00 p.m. in London. Are you closer to the United Staets or to England..Explain how you arrived at your answer...
2007-09-03 17:52:25 · 4 answers · asked by Lalo C 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
You are closer to US. New York is -5 hours GMT. So when it is 4pm in London, it is 11am in NewYork. If it is noon where you are, you are 1 hour from a line through new york.
2007-09-03 17:59:25 · answer #1 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
NewYork is around 3 to 4 Hours behind England Time as it is on USA east Coast.
Having Noon at a place when it is 4 o' clock in the watch by London Time indicates that the ship is at a place west to London .
So the ship is closer to United States than England .
(May be just close to USA East Coast) .
2007-09-03 19:35:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
England is at 0 degrees longitude. There are 24 hours in a full day. The difference between your current location and the location in England is 4 hours. 24/4 = 6, so you are 1/6th of the way round the earth away from England, i.e. 360/6 = 60 degrees W. New York city is 74 degrees west, so you are closer to the US.
2007-09-03 18:17:42 · answer #3 · answered by Mark F 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are at -4 from GMT, you are closer to the east coast of the US.
2007-09-03 18:02:00 · answer #4 · answered by Shadow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋