2007-10-18 10:53:12 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
it is a sphere
2007-10-18 10:55:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The world's more of an ellipse. Because the earth is spinning so fast and our gravity isnot strong enough to keep it all balled up, the earth has a bit of a bulge around the center. It would take longer to fly around the equator than it would flying at the same speed to fly across the prime meridian, if that helps you visualize it.
2007-10-18 17:56:12 · answer #2 · answered by Johnny Blaze 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an oblique sphere. Think of a ball with the top and bottom flattened a little towards the equator. The reason why it is a little flattened is because the Earth is spinning.
2007-10-18 17:58:35 · answer #3 · answered by methodz1218 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the world is round
2007-10-18 17:56:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a sphere....if were to look at it from space it would look a little egg shaped, very little, (on its side) from the moon pulling on the tides.
2007-10-18 17:58:24 · answer #5 · answered by V3g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not perfectly spherical - but close .. i'm sure you can find exact measurements via Google ... remember though, the shape of the Earth actually changes slightly on a daily basis - though I suspect it will be irrelevant to your purposes for asking.
2007-10-18 17:56:35 · answer #6 · answered by ron9baseball 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes havent you ever heard of columbus discovering the world is round?
2007-10-18 17:55:55 · answer #7 · answered by bffs789562 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its flat. didnt you see pirates of the carribean 3, when they sailed to the edge of the world?
2007-10-18 17:56:38 · answer #8 · answered by Johnface 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes it is a circle!!!
they used to think it was a square tho
but its most deffinatly not !
they have picture to prove it : )
2007-10-18 17:57:22 · answer #9 · answered by Ash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ALLOWING FOR MOUNTAINS AND LOWLANDS THE EQUATOR IS CIRCULAR THE EARTH AS A WHOLE IS OVOID.
2007-10-18 18:02:37 · answer #10 · answered by Loren S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually it would be oval shaped
2007-10-18 17:58:06 · answer #11 · answered by van v 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋