2006-06-23 06:26:37 · 18 answers · asked by venomous smile 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
The water isn't flat... The curve is soo subtle you can't see it... that is in the oceans. Water takes the shape of what ever container it's put in and levels itself off based on the level of gravity around the container... If you put water in a container and then move that container to zero gravity.... the water will not stay in the container or flatten out. The reason why water curves around the earth is because the earth's gravity is holding it to the curve of the earth... does that make sense??
2006-06-23 06:35:14 · answer #1 · answered by Jembee1720 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Liquid is flexible. It forms to the shape of whatever surface it's on or in. The Earth is round-ish, and the water is held to it by gravity. It may look flat because you're on Earth, but it's really curved to fit to the shape of the Earth.
2006-06-23 06:31:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The curvature of the earth is something that can barely be seen on a grand scale, let alone in a container of water. However, in a scientific sense, a small container of water does possess the curvature of the earth, but it is so slight that it may not be measurable and is certainly not seen by the naked human eye. Everything effects everything in some way, however slight. The world is an infinite equation of infinite things interacting infinitely.
2006-06-23 06:34:45 · answer #3 · answered by japecoyote 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
for sure the planet, as with every different planets, could assume the form of a sphere. the main significant assumption you opt to make is that in the time of a few unspecified time interior the destiny the planet became into molten, or had a molten center a minimum of (if areas of the exterior had cooled off and formed a confusing crust. In the two case, the heavier factors interior the composition of the planet could sink to the middle of the molten planet's center forming the middle ingredient for the strain of gravity on that planet. That gravitational tension could pull all different matertials in direction of the middle center with an equivalent tug...growing to be a sphere.
2017-01-02 06:03:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We do not know water stays flat. Science tells us that water seeks out the lowest level!
The lowest level therefore is relevant to the centre of the earth and by definition cannot be anything else than round!
2006-06-24 07:11:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
who told u water stays flat. it doesnt. it seems to b flat in a glass exactly the way u feel the earth is flat. its actually gravity thats holding it.how can u see its curvature in a glass. its too small an area to see. actually its curved like the earth or in other words like the ocean
2006-06-23 06:40:53 · answer #6 · answered by Chuck Norris 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gravity pulls the water directly towards the center of the earth.
2006-06-23 06:28:57 · answer #7 · answered by Bors 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gravity
2006-06-23 06:30:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please consider a small bit of earth. It is flat. a globe is consisting of several tiny flats. Each flat is pulled down by its gravitational force towards center of the earth. Consider a man standing on earth at along the line of meridian he is not going to fall down if you consider him the positions with the globe at 23.5 degree angle. Because he is pulled by the gravitational force towards center of the earth. Same way the water is also pulled at every point towards center of the earth.BY A.Ganapathy Researcher of disaster's.
2006-06-23 09:20:34 · answer #9 · answered by A.Ganapathy India 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the shape of the water is a little different then the shape of the earth the water bulges at the equator because of earth spinning. it also isnt as deep at the poles
2006-06-23 06:34:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋