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Essentially, yes. The earth accumulates cosmic dust, meteorites and the occasional comet, but not at a rate significant enough to appreciably change the earth's circumference. The sinking of heavy rock, such as caused by the recent 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile also does not measureably change the earth's circumference. Some scientists estimated earth's rotational velocity may have accelerated as much as a millionth of a second per day from that earthquake, however.
The motion of the continental plates about earth's surface does not appreciably affect earth's circumference either. These plates move about on a half billion year cycle known as the Wilson Cycle.
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What is the circumference and diameter of Earth in miles?
The circumference of the earth in miles is about 24,901 miles. The diameter is about 7,926 miles.
What is the equatorial circumference of earth in miles?
The equatorial circumference of the earth is 24901.45 miles (40075.02 km).
What is the circumference of earth at London?
15533 miles
Who was the first person to calculate the earth circumference?
Eratosthenes
What is Polar Circumference?
The polar circumference of the Earth is any great circle that includes both poles. It is shorter than the equatorial circumference because the Earth's spin makes it bulge at the equator, while it is flattened at the poles. The polar circumference at MSL would be 40,008 km, compared to the equatorial circumference of 40,075 km.The term "polar circumference" can also refer to the Arctic and Antarctic circles, which are roughly 66.56 degrees N and S latitude.
Does the total amount of water on earth remain fairly constant or change regularly?
fairly constant
How angular momentum of the earth remain constant?
As there is no external torque acting on it, its angular momentum remains constant. This is according to the law of conservation of angular momentum
What type of movement does a surface wave have?
surface waves also known as longitudnal waves . they travels at constant speed on the circumference of the earth
How can you tell the Earth orbits the sun?
You can tell by the seasons, if the sun revolved around the earth the temperature would remain constant all year.
Why are longitudes equal in length?
Every line of constant longitude joins the north and south poles. Therefore the length of every line of constant longitude is one half of the earth's polar circumference.
How does the water cycle keep the earth's water supply constant?
earth remain Fly constrant over time though this does not mean that precipitation will increase
Are longitudes same length?
Every meridian of constant longitude joins the Earth's north and south poles, so the length of each meridian is 1/2 of the Earth's polar circumference.
Can you replace a formula with its function so it can remain constant?
No but if you replace a constant with a function it will remain a formula
Why the formula of circumference of circle always constant?
Because:- circumference/diameter = pi and when the formula is rearranged circumference = pi*diameter
How many times larger is the earth's circumference's than Luna?
The Earth is 3.64 times larger than Moon's Circumference. (Earth's Circumference) 39,843 divide by (Moon's Circumference) 10,921=3.64
Where is Earth's circumfrence greatest?
The circumference of Venus is very nearly the same as the Earth's. The Earth has a circumference of about 40,000 km while Venus has 38,000 km, making Venus' circumference about 95% the circumference of the Earth.
What is the circumference of the earth in inches?
== == Given that the circumference of the earth is 40,075.02 km (measured at the equator) the circumference in inches is roughly 1,577,756,664 inches.
