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Why it is both correct and incorrect to call earth a sphere?
While the Earth's shape is generally spherical in nature, the centrifugal force of the Earth's rotation has caused a slight flattening. The result is a planetary shape that has a greater planar circumference than its polar circumference.
In polar areas solar radiation strikes Earth at a?
In polar areas, solar radiation strikes Earth at a small angle. The dissipation of light in the Earth's atmosphere is increased when it falls at a shallow angle.
In polar areas solar radiation strikes earth at?
In polar areas, solar radiation strikes Earth at a small angle. The dissipation of light in the Earth's atmosphere is increased when it falls at a shallow angle.
How many polar ice caps does earth have?
Two, north polar ice cap and south polar ice cap , the arctic and the antarctic
What is the Difference between polar and equatorial diameter of earth?
polar dia is vertical one and equatorial is the horizontal one..............there is a difference as earth is not exactly round right?
Which planet has the greatest polar flattening?
Saturn-with a polar flattening of 10.4%
What causes the flattening of poles?
The rotation of the planet.
Why it is both correct and incorrect to call earth a sphere?
While the Earth's shape is generally spherical in nature, the centrifugal force of the Earth's rotation has caused a slight flattening. The result is a planetary shape that has a greater planar circumference than its polar circumference.
What map is made by flattening the earth surface?
geonomic?
What causes your planet to have sesons?
The Earth has seasons because it polar axis is tilted relative to its orbit.
Did all planet have spherical shape?
Nearly spherical, with some polar flattening for the large gas giants which spin quickly.
Which event causes the earth to have day and night?
No "event" causes that.The continuous rotation of the planet on its polar axis it responsible for the progression of day and night.
What causes polar easterlies?
Polar easterlies are winds that move in near the north and south poles at 60 to 90 degrees (north or south). They are next to the prevailing westerlies. The polar easterlies are cold and windy, while the prevailing westerlies are hot and dry. The rotation of the Earth and the Sun's heat causes Polar easterlies.
Why equatorial distance is greater than polar distance of earth?
The Earth rotates on its axis. This causes it to bulge very slightly around its equator, which makes it wider there. This also causes the poles to flatten slightly.
What does the earth bulge slightly around?
The earth rotates at approximately 15 degrees per hour (24hrs x 15 degrees=360 deg). centrifugal force from this rotation causes the panet to bulge at the equator and consequently causes some flattening at the poles. given the earth rotates so slowly, this is not apparent in visual images taken by sattelite or space vehicle.
What causes earth flattening of the earth at two poles?
used by spinning motion of the earth around its axis passing through the poles...the force being max at the equator...since at tym of formation, earth was in fluid state, the force of cohesion was small & could not balance the centrifugal force...hence it bulged out at the equator
What is the accurate size of mars?
The equatorial radius is 3,396.2 km The polar radius is 3,376.2 km Flattening is 0.00589 and Surface area of 144,798,500 km2
