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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A great circle of a sphere is a circle that divides the sphere into four parts that intersects the sphere at one point that is perpendicular to the radius of the sphere whose plane passes through the center of the sphere

OpenStudy (aripotta):

i think it's d

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

that is correct, think of the globe now cut the globe in half along the equator to get the north and south hemisphere the inner circle you see when you open up the globe is a great circle

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

here's another visual Sphere: |dw:1354059437714:dw| Sphere with great circle |dw:1354059453309:dw|

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