2007-10-31 02:33:27 · 6 answers · asked by jacob s 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
a sphere that is slightly flattened at the top and bottom and bulging at the equator. With earth the difference between a true sphere and an oblate spheroid is about ten miles. To the naked eye the Earth appears perfectly spherical.
2007-10-31 02:39:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An oblate spheroid is a rotationally symmetric ellipsoid having a polar axis shorter than the diameter of the equatorial circle whose plane bisects it. An M&M's candy (plain) (US) or Smartie (UK and Europe) is an approximate example of an oblate spheroid.
It can be formed by rotating an ellipse about its minor axis, forming an equator with the end points of the major axis. As with all ellipsoids, it can also be described by the lengths of three mutually perpendicular principal axes, which are in this case two arbitrary equatorial semi-major axes and one semi-minor axis.
I hope it helps!
2007-10-31 02:42:35 · answer #2 · answered by Rhonnie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Does Oblate Spheroid Mean
2017-02-28 06:09:03 · answer #3 · answered by milosevich 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like the earth ; take a sphere and squash it at the top and the botttom.
more technical : take an ellipse and rotate it about the minor axis.
2007-10-31 02:36:44 · answer #4 · answered by brian777999 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
squashed sphere. Squashed by pressing on the 2 poles
the earth is one
2007-10-31 07:07:46 · answer #5 · answered by rosie recipe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A SLIGHTLY FLATTENED CIRCLE
2007-10-31 04:47:54 · answer #6 · answered by Loren S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋