Earth is oval in shape. Even then the oceans water is still intact with the Earth's surface. How is this possible?
2006-11-20 06:42:43 · 7 answers · asked by MAHESH 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
and gravity does what?
and why don't you fall off?
2006-11-20 06:50:11 · answer #1 · answered by cork 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If the Earth is oval in shape... Well, the Earth is not oval in shape, so I guess there is no question to answer here. The Earth is an oblate spheroid, with a slight bulge at the equator and flattening at the poles. Ovals are two dimensional shapes and don't even come close to describing the shape of the Earth. Ocean water doesn't spill out because it is already at its lowest potential. In other words, it doesn't go anywhere because that would take energy that it doesn't have.
2006-11-20 08:22:08 · answer #2 · answered by Amphibolite 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First Earth is not oval, it is an oblate shperoid.
Second, what keeps the water in place is the same thing keeping you in place. Gravity
2006-11-20 06:51:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all the earth is not an oval it is a sphere. Second the atmosphere of the earth is to great to let water fall off the earth.
2006-11-20 06:52:44 · answer #4 · answered by Andie 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
same Coriolis force that causes earthto budge out keep the oceans from flowing away from raised parts
2006-11-20 06:46:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It Does At Night And Returns By Day !
2006-11-20 06:47:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Geoid is the shape you were looking for.
2006-11-20 06:46:22 · answer #7 · answered by Ringo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋