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The actual shape of the earth comes extremely close to being an oblate spheroid. This is a sphere that bulges a bit at the 'equator'. _______________________ A "spherical model of the Earth" is a "globe". National Geographic sells some very nice ones.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoA globe is a scale model of the earth, avoid political globes, try to get one with an axis you can alter, so the globes axis can be set parallel to the earths when the globe is standing up.
Also longitude and latitude lines are really handy in this GPS age.
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∙ 12y agoit's a Globe, the ones you see in a classroom.
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∙ 11y agoEarth's spheres are called:
Lithosphere - Land
Biosphere - Life (Includes all life on Earth)
Hydrosphere - Water
Atmosphere - Air
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∙ 9y agoAll attempts to represent the spherical earth on a two-dimensional map involve some form of distortion. Mercator projection has been used since the sixteenth century.
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∙ 7y agoA three-dimensional representation of earth is a globe.
A spherical globe
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∙ 11y agoA map of earth... It's more accurate than a rectangular map which distorts the size of land masses
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∙ 10y agoThis is called a globe.
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∙ 13y agoThe earth is an oblate sheroid
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∙ 11y agoglobe
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Are the moon and the earth rocky spheres?
The Earth is an inner planet, and all the inner planets are rocky. The Moon is made out of the same matter as the Earth, so yes, they are both rocky spheres.
On Earth the four major spheres atmosphere hydrosphere solid Earth and biosphere interact as a system Which of these spheres are absent or nearly absent on the moon?
Of Earth's four major spheres atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere are absent or nearly absent on the Moon. This prevents many of the natural processes we see on Earth from happening on the Moon.
Which of earth's spheres produce southern lights?
The Earth's spheres that produce Southern Lights is the Thermosphere. This layer of air is hot and thin. The Aurora Borealis also occurs in this layer.
Are the moon sun and the earth perfect spheres?
No but they are of a spherical shape
Who said the earth is at the centre of the universe and everything else is on fixed spheres around it?
he Earth-centered Universe was proposed by Aristotle and Ptolemy.
What spheres are zones of Earth's atmosphere?
Which spheres are zones of Earth's atmosphere
Together the four spheres of earth make up the?
Together the four spheres of the Earth make up the Earth system. These spheres are the geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and the atmosphere.
List and briefly describe Earth's four major spheres?
earth's four major spheres are the
Earth's four major spheres are the?
The four major spheres of the earth are the hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere and biosphere.
What is earths spheres?
Earth's three spheres are lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere
How do the earth spheres get energy?
It isn't clear what "spheres" you are talking about, but the Earth in general gets most of its energy from sunlight.
Which of these spheres do each of the five branches of earth science study?
Which of these spheres do each of the five branches of earth science study?
What has hemispheres but isn't the earth?
Spheres.
The spheres that only earth has are a?
air
What are the earths 4 spheres?
biosphere ,hydrosphere ,atmosphere ,lithosphere are the four spheres of the earth
Which of Earths spheres do each of the five branches of Earth Science study?
Which of these spheres do each of the five branches of earth science study?
What shape is the earth and moon?
Spherical. They are approximately spheres. The earth is more of an oblate sphere, a squashed sphere - this is due to its spin.
