An Error in Time of Two Minutes in Determining Longitude

question 5

Multiple Choice

An error in time of two minutes in determining longitude from local time and Greenwich Mean Time will cause a ____ error in longitude.

• A) 2 degree
• B) 1 degree
• C) 0.75 degree
• D) 0.50 degree
• E) 0.25 degree

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GMT

Greenwich Mean Time, the mean solar time at the Prime Meridian in Greenwich, London, used as a global time standard.

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