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If by "flattened" you mean "like someone took a sphere and sat on it", that would be an oblate spheroid.
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What is a true representation of the shape of the earth?
Earth's shape is described as an "oblate spheroid", in other words, a very slightly flattened sphere.
What gives earth its true shape?
It's rotation. Earth would naturally have achieved hydrostatic balance (perfect sphere) as it cooled. Eons of spinning on it's axis has slightly flattened the poles, giving earth a very slight "oblate" shape as opposed to a perfect sphere.
The thick sphere of comets encircling the solar system out to a distance of about 50000 AU is called?
The sphere far outside the Solar System is called the "Oort Cloud", after the astronomer who predicted its existence.
What is the early phase of the star called once the gas and dust begin to coalesce into a sphere?
It is called as a PROTOSTAR
What is a model of the earth shaped liked a ball or sphere called?
It is commonly known as a globe.
Is Saturn shape like a pear or a flattened sphere?
its an flattened sphere
Is Saturn shaped liked a pear or a flattened sphere?
its an flattened sphere
What kind of sphere is slightly flattened at the poles?
earth
What is the name of a flattened sphere as in a shape like a whole edam cheese?
A spheroid describes a flattened sphere shape- but to be precise, as applied to a cheese, it is an oblate spheroid since the vertical axis, not the horizontal axis, is shortened.
What is the shaped of milky way?
Our galaxy is a double armed spiral with a bulging sphere at the center.
What is a circle that has been flattened a little is called?
a circle that has been flattened a little is an
Is planet earth round?
It is a near-perfect sphere; slightly flattened at the poles and slightly bulging at the equator.
Which best describes earths exact shape Slightly flattened at both equator and poles bulging at equator and polesflattened at equator and slightly bulging at poles flattened at poles and slightly by?
it is a mushed 3d sphere
What is the volume of a sphere with a radius of 12 inches and a height of 23 inches?
A sphere of radius 12 inches cannot have a height of 23 inches. It is, in that case, a flattened sphere and a lot more detailed information about the flattening is required to find its volume.
What shape are The Sun - the Earth - and Mars?
The Sun and its planets are all basically spheres. The earth is an 'oblate sphere' - that it, it is flattened at the poles.
Why was the sphere called a sphere?
a sphere is called a sphere because , well , its just a other name for a ball such as the earth.
What is a flattened oval called?
A line.
