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What are the 8 evidence that shows earth is spherical in shape?
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The existence of the horizon at sea, as a circle of radius proportional to altitude of view-point. (Sorry - I don't know the formula.)
Mapping.
Arial evidence from aircraft and now of course, spacecraft.
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Why do mapmakers have to choose between showing the correct land shapes or distance on the earth?
Because it is impossible to show both.
Why were people put on the earth?
The preponderance of scientific evidence shows that human beings evolved from lower forms of life that developed on planet earth over millions of years and that the only ascribable goal of that life is to survive and reproduce. There is no evidence that the human race was intentionally placed here for a specific purpose.
Atmosphere gases in the precambrian?
What evidence shows that the Precambrian atmosphere did not contain oxygen?
Which moon shows evidence of rainfall and erosion by some liquid substance?
Titan
What is a special drawing that shows the whole Earth or part of the Earth at one time?
map
Why is a globe the best representation of the earth?
Globe is the best representation of the earth because it shows the shape of the earth, which is spherical and it makes it easy to show how the earth revolves and rotates.
What is a spherical map on earth called?
The ball is a globe, which shows a map of all the landforms on earth.
What is a shape that shows a wedge shape portion of the earth?
conic projection
Which layer of the earth do think shows the most evidence of an earthquake?
The lithosphere.
Why is a globe a good example of a model?
use your brain!! if its a small one then yes it would be useful but if it was a big one it would be hard to carry around.
What evidence is there that shows that the world is flat?
I'm tempted to leave this blank, as it's the actual answer to the question (that is, there is no such evidence), but I'm afraid it would be misinterpreted. The Earth is not flat.
How does Polaris rule support the shape of the earth?
the degree of polaris on the horizon is your latitude. Shows the curvature of the earth. When the degree of polaris is 1 degree greater, you move the some distance if you move another degree. Shows how everything is equally distant from the center.
Why are raindrops shape like pears not balls?
In fact, they are shaped like balls. The pear shape that we are accustomed to is stylized, just like a meat heart is not shaped like a Valentine's heart. High speed photography shows them to be nearly spherical. For example - see link More in-depth research shows that large water droplets actually become oblate and then break apart into smaller more spherical drops. E. Reyssat et al. Shape and instability of free-falling liquid globules, EPL 80 (2007) 34005.
What does fossil evidence show about Earth's climate?
The fossil evidence shows that the Earth's climate before had high levels of carbon dioxide. The plants that evolved consumed this carbon dioxide out of the air and formed oxygen, coal, limestone, and other fuels.
What is the word used to describe why maps cannot represent the exact shape and size of the earth?
The word is "distortion" and means the variance caused when trying to represent a three-dimensional surface (like the spherical surface of the Earth) in a two-dimensional form (a map). There is, of course, no way for a single flat surface to show exactly what a globe shows, and on a globe you can only see half of the surface at any one time.
Why do mapmakers have to choose between showing the correct land shapes or distance on the earth?
Because it is impossible to show both.
What A Mercator projection map shows?
accurate directions but has distorted sizes and distances
