Q4. What is the shape of the Earth? Short answer
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The shape of the earth seems like a sphere, although it is not perfectly spherical. It is rather an oblate spheroid because of the earth's diurnal rotation, i.e, the earth is slightly flattened at its polar ends and bulged out at the equatorial part.
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The earth is roughly a sphere
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The earth is an irregularly shaped ellipsoid.
Explanation :
- The earth is an irregularly shaped ellipsoid. Although the Earth appear round when viewed from space, looks more like an ellipsoid. The earth's shape resembles a sphere, but not the exact conditions of a sphere.
- The shape is an oblate spheroid due to its daily rotation.
- The two poles are slightly flattened and bulge at the equator .The shape of the earth does not remain constant.
- It changes regularly, affecting both the ocean and the crust.
- The tectonic plates' movement also affects the earth's shape.
- Natural disasters such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions also change the earth's shape.
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