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The Earth is a sphere because out of all solid bodies a sphere is the most stable shape(assuming all solids to have equal masses and same average density). A sphere is the best suited shape to withstand gravitational attraction of close- together particles, as seen during the formation then attraction of other heavenly bodies. If the Earth were any shape other than a sphere (or an oblate spheroid, which is what the earth actually is) then it would not be able to maintain it's structure and would eventually become spherical due to gravitational pressure.

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