I don't mind if they are about the planet or the world? Please help - i have a display to do at school!!!
2006-10-04 05:18:14 · 18 answers · asked by crafty ails 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
The sky is actually black but looks blue because of the suns light shining through our atmosphere!
I think that is quite cool, anyway!!
2006-10-04 05:21:16 · answer #1 · answered by Rae 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Earth's shape is very close to an oblate spheroid, although the precise shape (the geoid) varies from this by up to 100 meters (330 ft). The average diameter of the reference spheroid is approximately 12,742 km (~ 40,000 km / Ï). The rotation of the Earth causes the equator to bulge out slightly so that the equatorial diameter is 43 km larger than the pole to pole diameter. The largest local deviations in the rocky surface of the Earth are Mount Everest (8,850 m above local sea level) and the Mariana Trench (10,924 m below local sea level). Hence compared to a perfect ellipsoid, the Earth has a tolerance of about one part in about 584, or 0.17%. For comparison, this is less than the 0.22% tolerance allowed in billiard balls. Because of the bulge, the feature farthest from the center of the Earth is actually Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador.
Did you know that it was believed that the Earth was the centre of the Universe & that those who said otherwise were often killed by the RC Church?
2006-10-04 05:23:00 · answer #2 · answered by Pretorian 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hastings is the only town in England to have had an English,French and American flag raised in a serious act of defiance. The English one for obvious reasons, the French (or Norman) one by William the Conqueror and the American one in defence of the America Ground. A truly earth shattering fact. Well,it is to us in Hastings!
2006-10-06 02:25:00 · answer #3 · answered by Paul J.C. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you look at a red rose it isn't actually red .The flower reflects all the other colours of the rainbow so it appears red to the observer.
Bacteria out way all living animals and plants combined.
The water around the equator is six foot deeper than at or near the poles.
2006-10-04 05:29:33 · answer #4 · answered by Old Man of Coniston!. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
plenty
*a wolf can run a marathon a day
*men shouldnt eat bakebeans from a can as it can cause impotency due to the preservatives used on the can
*the north and south pole are slowly switching around and at somepoint in the future will.
*if you eat too many carrots your skin will turn orange
there are plenty u just need to find em
2006-10-04 05:23:49 · answer #5 · answered by ezz4now 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like the theory of Pangea which hypothesizes that the continents used to be connected. Notice how the western side of Africa kind of fits against the eastern side of South America?
2006-10-04 05:30:56 · answer #6 · answered by wwbrad90 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look up the 'Coral Castle' on the web....fascinating and wierd
Thanks for the laughs from the following answers..you people are great !
Killer squirrels, dental floss, jim and zebras
2006-10-04 05:20:45 · answer #7 · answered by FieldMouse 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Earth is not actually a sphere. It is a little wider below the equator than above it. That is called a prolate spheroid.
2006-10-04 05:24:23 · answer #8 · answered by cdf-rom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dental floss actually grows on a tree only found in Nepal
2006-10-04 05:27:37 · answer #9 · answered by albert_rossie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the Earth is going to be conquered by evil squirrels some time in the not so distant future. They will force the human race to work in their nut mines.
2006-10-04 05:20:45 · answer #10 · answered by bird brain 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋