Question

Why is the shape of the earth described as an oblate
spheroid?​

Answer 1

Answer:

ellipse

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Answer 2

Answer:

The earth appears to be a perfect sphere, it is not so. The measurement of the earth at the equator and the poles show that it has a slight bulge at the equator while it is slightly flattened at the poles. Thus the word used to describe the shape of earth is oblate spheroid.

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