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Does the earth revolve around the sun in a perfect circle?
no no no
Does the earth rotate in a circle around the sun or a oval?
YES
Does the moon circle the earth every day?
No. The moon takes about 27 days to go around the earth.
How often does the space shuttle circle Earth?
It takes 90 min to go around the earth in space.
How often does the moon change its phase or shape?
The moon changes its shape or phase because every day it revolves around the Earth in an elongated path
Why is the equator the great circle?
It is a circle because, the earth is a circle, and the equator stretches all the way around the earth.
What is an elongated natural depression in the Earth bordered by higher land?
An elongated natural depression in the earth bordered by by higher land.
What is an imaginary circle around the earth that divides the earth into two halves called?
A great circle
Why is the equator the only parallel that is a great circle?
It is a circle because, the earth is a circle, and the equator stretches all the way around the earth.
THE equator is the only line of latitude that is a great circle why?
The equator is the only line of latitude that is a great circle because it is the only line that divides the Earth into two equal halves. A great circle is the largest circle that can be drawn on a sphere, and the equator meets this criteria by encircling the Earth's widest point.
Does the earth revolve around the sun in a perfect circle?
no no no
What is the path that the earth makes around the sun?
The orbit of the Earth is roughly a circle.
Can you fly an earth small circle?
YES. A small circle is simply a circle around the earth that does not fly over the direct opposite place on earth that a plane took off from. A great circle goes full circumference of earth, where a small circle does not. Being a circle they both fly in a constant direction.
The distance around the earth at the equator is like what measurement ofa circle?
This comparable to the perimeter of a circle.
How do Earth rotates?
The Earth rotates in not a perfect circle around the sun but in a oval shape.
How do the earth rotates?
The Earth rotates in not a perfect circle around the sun but in a oval shape.
What name is given to the half circle that contines around earth?
Each meridian is a half-circle from the north pole to the south pole of the earth.
