2006-12-03 07:31:13 · 19 answers · asked by betty 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
it was square but with so many revolutions the edges have worn off to become round
2006-12-03 07:33:48 · answer #1 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The eath is actually more egg shape than round and this is causded by the heavy concenstrations of ice on both ends. The earth gets its round shape fron gravitationmal pullcaused hy the heavier inner iron corewhichasts as a magnet pulling everything inward.
That and cenmtriful force as,it spins
2006-12-03 07:36:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Earth is round because of its gravity. Gravity pulls everything in towards the center of the Earth, and eventually the planet sort of "flattens" (so to speak) out into a sphere. There are still mountains and valleys, of course, but compared to the size of the Earth they are insignificant.
2006-12-03 07:45:48 · answer #3 · answered by Amy F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The earth is round due to a complex of forces and especially due to the revolution and rotation movements. Also due to the force of gravity which acts as a sphere around a point.
2006-12-03 10:09:25 · answer #4 · answered by dragan_gabri 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a short answer everything on the planet is drawn to the core by the center of gravity, making the world round.
"because the world is round, it blows my minds" - the beatles
2006-12-03 07:33:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ever tried thinking it's like a pebble that gets washed around by the sea and smoothed into shape... guess the vast reaches of space have a similar effect on planets... just a childhood muse I once discovered coming my way some half century ago;-)
grief do some questions here make me feel my age and back again:-(
2006-12-03 07:35:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forget about planets look at nature, everything is curved or round in shape, just natures way. God doesn't exist, he's just an invisib le being to stop You,Thats YOU going M.A.D., you getting this down yet ? Aside from that ........Squeebit!
2006-12-03 07:49:54 · answer #7 · answered by Hairybolux 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not exactly sure, but my guess would be that the revolution of the mass coupled with the magnetic attraction of matter (gravitational pull) on the mass to the Earth's core, forced the matter to develop a sphereical shape.
2006-12-03 07:33:38 · answer #8 · answered by Waverly Pascale 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Spheres have the lowest mass to surface area ratio of any 3-D object, making it the best way for mass to collect itself, the lower the surface area for any structure the easier it is to form.
2006-12-03 07:34:14 · answer #9 · answered by quelforlor 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would be pretty akward to go round if it were edgy.
No joke, laws of nature: centrifugal forces!
(P.S. I don’t think God had anything to do with it)
2006-12-03 07:34:10 · answer #10 · answered by saehli 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋