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The earth is shaped like a ball. A ball shape is called a sphere. The earth is called "nearly" spherical because it is not quite a ball shape. It is a little flatter on the top than the bottom which pokes out a bit.

The shape of the earth is called an oblate sphereoid (shaped like an orange for instance) as opposed to a prelate sphereoid (shaped like a Rugby ball)

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