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The Earth is not technically an ellipse since an ellipse is a planar figure. But one can ask if the Earth is an ellipsoid, which is a 3-dimensional figure.
The Earth's shape is usually described as an oblate spheroid, which means its diameter is greater through the equator than from pole to pole. Oblate spheroids are ellipsoids (in fact they can be swept out by rotating an ellipse around the pole, where the minor diameter of the ellipse is aligned with the axis of rotation).
That the diameter of the earth is greater thought the equator than pole-to-pole is due to the centrifugal force created by the rotation of the earth
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∙ 13y agoThe world is round, however, the world is not perfectly round because it is slightly oval. The distance between the north and south pole is shorter than the distance between the opposite side of the world at the equator. Also, moutain, cliffs and other raise or drops in the landscape will cause the world to not be perfectly round.
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∙ 8y agoNeither. Both ovals and circles are two-dimensional shapes. Earth is three-dimensional. Earth is what is called an oblate spheroid, meaning it is wider around the equator than it is from pole to pole.
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∙ 12y agoit is shaped like an ellipse and that's pretty much and oval
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∙ 14y agoNo. The earth is a sphere.
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∙ 7y agoRound
not completely round due to mountains and valleys other than that, yes.
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Who stated the earth was round?
Pythagoras stated the earth was round
How can we prove that earth is round for kids?
There are wonderful pictures from space of earth. In them you can see it is round. The Ancient Greeks knew it was round.
Who found that the earth is round?
Galileo Galilee proved that the earth is round by earths shadow on the moon.
How is the earth square?
It's not, the earth is round.
How do you know the moon is round?
The shadow cast on the Moon is round, so the Earth must be round.
How do you say that the earth is round?
umm: "The Earth is round"? ------------------------------------------------ The Earth is not round - it is an oblate spheroid. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A (slightly) oblate spheroid seems pretty "round" to me.
Who stated the earth was round?
Pythagoras stated the earth was round
Does the moon round the sun or the earth?
The moon rotates round the Earth.
Is earth round or has flat surfaces up and down?
the earth is not perfecly round
Why do people think the earth is round?
It is round!
How can we prove that earth is round for kids?
There are wonderful pictures from space of earth. In them you can see it is round. The Ancient Greeks knew it was round.
When did C olumbus find out the Earth was round?
he found out the earth was round when he studied geography
When did the earth become round?
The Earth never became round. It has always been round in shape since it was formed at the beginning of time.
How did the Guptas figured out the earth was round?
The Gupta Empire astronomers proved the earth was round by studying the moon during a lunar eclipse. They noticed that the earths shadow on the moon was round, meaning that the earth itself was round.
How is the earth square?
It's not, the earth is round.
Who find earth is round?
Christopher Columbus found that the Earth was round in the early 1860's.
Does the sun move round the earth or the other way round?
The Earth moves around the sun.
