The Earth is indeed round. It only seems flat because of its vast size compared to a human being. If you look out to sea on a clear day - its possible to see the curve of the earth in the distance. Early explorers (not knowing any different) actually believed it was possible to fall off the edge of the earth. They thought the distant horizon line where the sky meets the land, was the edge of the Earth.
Cause a map is flat, and the Earth is curved. Can't force a curved image onto a flat surface w/o losing something.
brunnett beauty: What is ground movement? I believe ground movement is the plates moving in the earth just like how earthquakes form by plates in the ground colide to make movement in the earth.
A flat representation of the Earth's surface is called an atlas or a map.
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It is a drawing of the earth on a flat surface
The earth's gravity field makes everything push into the earth like a bubble arround the planet. This makes it seem like the earth is flat.
People are so small compared to the Earth and we don't notice that we aren't standing in completely flat ground. We don't notice the curves. It is because of our perspective. :)
When something is flat on the ground, it means that it is lying horizontally without any elevation or support. This often indicates that the object is in a stable and resting position on a surface, such as the floor or the earth.
The moose body weight forces the ground and grass down into the earth under the force of its weight.
In the bible, it says the Earth is Flat, so it is Flat. If God created the Earth and Jesus wrote the bible, the Earth is Flat
The Earth was never flat. The Flat Earth society believe they have proof that the Earth is flat but other no individuals or organisations have ever seriously considered that the Earth was not round since the ancient Greeks.
One possible indicator that Earth is not a sphere is the perception that the horizon appears flat when observed from ground level over long distances. Additionally, some flat Earth proponents argue that lack of noticeable curvature in the horizon suggests a non-spherical Earth.
Nothing in the Universe is as large as the Earth AND flat. If the Earth were flat, it would be the only flat object, other than some small asteroids.
Nothing in the Universe is as large as the Earth AND flat. If the Earth were flat, it would be the only flat object, other than some small asteroids.
It is a drawing of the earth on a flat surface
Because the Earth is very large. If the Earth were flat, we would expect a curvature rate of zero inches per mile. As it is, the Earth is not flat, and it's curvature rate is 8 inches per mile. 63,360 inches are in a mile, and the 8 inch drop is spread over that distance. Our eyes are not able to detect an approximately 1/10,000th of an inch drop off per inch. In simple terms, the curvature is so gradual that we can't see it!
Flat Earth Society was created in 1956.