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An unmodified Basketball can represent the Earth's crust however there is nothing but air inside so you cannot represent the mantel. outer core inner core and such.
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∙ 6y agoSince both are approximately spherical:* Divide the diameter of Earth, by the diameter of the basketball.
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How can you prove that the moon rotates?
Take a ping pong ball and mark an 'X' on it. This 'X' will represent the side of the moon we can see in the night sky from Earth. Naturally, the opposite side of the ping pong ball will represent the side we cannot see from Earth (the far side of the moon). Get a basketball. This will represent the Earth. Take the ping pong ball and make the 'X' face the basketball. Move the ping pong ball around the basketball while keeping the 'X' facing the same direction you started with-do not rotate the ping pong ball. You are simulating the moon orbiting the Earth. If you watch where the 'X' is while the ping pong ball is circling the basketball, you will notice that at some point, all sides of the ping pong ball will end up facing the basketball-this is also what would happen if the moon did not rotate. We would be able to see all sides of the moon. The ping pong ball is not rotating hence we would be able to see all sides of the moon (including the far side). We cannot see about one-half of the moon at any time so we know that it must rotate-it's just that one side is always facing us (due to tidal locking).
How does an ecocolumn lab represent the earth?
It represents how Earth's natural systems work and how the biotic and abiotic organisms interact with eachother.
When you throw a basketball up in the air where does the gravitational pull of earth affect it most?
The gravitational pull of the earth is a tiny, tiny, tiny bit stronger at the lowest point of the basketball's path, because it's closest to the center of the Earth. But you would need ultra-high-precision instruments to detect the difference.
What do the yellow arrows in this illustration represent in the earths core?
movement of earth's tectonic plates
Which of earth spheres do mountains lakes trees clouds ice and snow represent?
The crust.
What sport do the opals represent?
Basketball.
Is a basketball bigger than the earth?
No, a Basketball is not bigger than the Earth.
What symmetry would a basketball represent?
bilateral symmetry
If the earth were represented as a basketball 10 in and the moon as a baseball 3 in then to order of magnitude what size would best represent the diameter of the sun?
a ball about 80 feet in diameter
What two things are TO used to represent in Basketball?
Time Out and TurnOver
Is earth about the size of a basketball?
Only if you are in a spaceship very far away and you have a basketball in your hand and it is April 1st. No, the Earth is NOT the size of a basketball. If it were, then there is no way with the technology we have now that we could create a basketball. Also, there is no way that we would be able to have so many basketballs on Earth as we do.
Why do scientists use models to represent earth?
Hologams to represent the Earth would be too expensive.
What does a globe represent?
The globe represent the world; or in this case, Earth.
Which team sport did Marion Jones represent her college 'North Carolina'?
basketball
How is a basketball similar to the earth?
One example why a basketball is like the earth is because they're both the same shape ( a sphere ) ~ OH YEAH~
In 1980 who did the doctors of dunk represent?
University of Louisville Cardinals Men's Basketball team.
What do the sweet's represent on a christingle?
The fruits or sweets on the christingle orange represent the fruits of the earth and the earth's riches God has blessed the world with.
