2007-04-14 06:23:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
because for example, you have 2 points on the surface of the eart, say 1kkilometer apart. when you try to see the surface, it looks straight and flat to the naked eye, but that's just because your in a smaller perspective. that's why people think the world is flat, even though it's not. in a wider perspective, you can see that the world is actually round. like the ships disappearing.
2007-04-14 06:37:23 · answer #1 · answered by rain_s_ong 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The world is round because of pressure. Spheres can withstand greater amounts of pressure than any object with sides because the intersections of the sides makes weak points in the structure. However, a sphere has no weak point and the pressure is distributed evenly. The planet is under a great amount of pressure from space and would implode if it were flat.
2007-04-14 20:50:51 · answer #2 · answered by fgcuchica 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The world could not be flat and must be round because of gravity. Gravity has pulled the loose rock that makes up the earth into a round shape, because spheres have the most evenly distributed gravity of any geometric figure. Then, heat and pressure fused the loose rock together into a planet.
2007-04-14 13:51:25 · answer #3 · answered by Superconductive Magnet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this in real English next time.
2007-04-14 13:27:18 · answer #4 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is, no it couldn't.
2007-04-14 13:26:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋