On a Lambert conformal conic chart, how are great circles that are not meridians depicted?

On a Lambert conformal conic chart, the depiction of great circles that are not meridians is represented by curves that are concave to the parallel of origin. This characteristic arises from the nature of the Lambert conformal conic projection itself, which is designed to preserve angles and shape over small areas while projecting the Earth's spherical surface onto a flat plane.

In this projection, the parallel of origin, where the scale is true, serves as a baseline for how the lines are drawn. Great circles, which represent the shortest paths between two points on the surface of a sphere, will curve away from the parallel of origin as they move toward the poles. As such, the curvature is oriented with the concavity directed toward the parallel of origin, illustrating how distances and directions alter as one navigates across the chart.

Other options do not accurately represent the nature of great circles on this type of chart, as meridians themselves are straight lines, and the concept of curvature toward poles or the nearer pole doesn't apply in the same way as it does for the parallels on this projection.