Coastal Navigation: Great Circles and Small Circles

The longest distance between two points on the surface of a sphere.

The intersection of a spherical surface and a plane that passes through the center of the sphere. (correct)

The shortest distance between two points on the surface of a sphere.

The intersection of a spherical surface and a plane that does not pass through the center of the sphere.

A Great Circle is larger than a Small Circle.

A Great Circle passes through the center of the sphere, while a Small Circle does not. (correct)

A Great Circle is smaller than a Small Circle.

A Small Circle passes through the center of the sphere, while a Great Circle does not.

An imaginary axis that revolves around the Earth. (correct)

An imaginary line that passes through the equator of the Earth.

A real axis that passes through the North and South Poles.

A real axis that passes through the equator of the Earth.

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