Therefore, if you are traveling East in the United States you are getting _______________________ the Prime Meridian (0°E/W).

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In this question, we’re looking at movement relative to the Prime Meridian, which is 0°E/W.
Option 1: closer to. When you are in the United States, you’re west of the Prime Meridian, i.e., you have negative longitudes. As you travel east, your longitude value moves from negative toward 0, so the distance to the Prime Meridian decreases. Therefore you are getting closer to 0°.
Option 2: further from. If you were moving away from the Prime Meridian, you would be increasing your distance from 0°, which would be the case if you were traveling west from the U.S. toward the Atlantic and beyond, but not when you travel east from a location west of Greenwich. This makes this statement incorrect for an eastbound path in the U.S.
To recap, eastward motion in the Western Hemisphere reduces the angular distance to the Prime Meridian, making "closer to" the accurate description, while "further from" misstates how longitude values change relative to 0°.

Therefore, if you are traveling East in the United States you are getting _______________________ the Prime Meridian (0°E/W).单项选择题

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