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The Earth has a magnetic field around it. The magnetic North is close to what we call the North Pole. The magnetic South is at the South Pole. There is a magnetic North and South and a geographic North and South pole.

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Why is gravity stronger at the poles than the equator?

Gravity is stronger at the poles than the equator because of the Earth's shape. The Earth is an oblate spheroid, meaning it is slightly flattened at the poles and bulges at the equator due to its rotation. This bulging at the equator causes objects to be farther away from the center of the Earth, resulting in weaker gravitational pull compared to the poles.


What round shape is earth?

Earth is an oblate spheroid, meaning it is mostly spherical in shape but slightly flattened at the poles and bulging at the equator due to its rotation.


Is earth's magnetic poles and its geographic poles are in the same place?

No, Earth's magnetic poles and its geographic poles are not in the same place. The geographic poles are the points where Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface, while the magnetic poles are where the planet's magnetic field lines converge and enter/exit the Earth. The magnetic poles are constantly moving and can deviate from the geographic poles.


Why don't the Earth's geographic poles coincide with the magnetic poles?

The geographic poles and magnetic poles of the Earth are different because they are determined by different factors. The geographic poles are the points on the Earth's surface where its axis of rotation intersects, while the magnetic poles are based on the Earth's magnetic field generated by its core. The movement of molten iron in the outer core creates the Earth's magnetic field, which can cause the magnetic poles to shift and not align perfectly with the geographic poles.


What is true about earths poles?

Only the magnetic poles wanderD.Earth's magnetic and geographic poles are generally not in the same place.Geographic poles are defined by Earth's rotation.

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What the meaning of rotation of the earth?

It is the spin of the earth around an axis running between the poles.


Why does earth have two auroras?

Because the Earth has 2 poles. A North and a South.


Why is gravity stronger at the poles than the equator?

Gravity is stronger at the poles than the equator because of the Earth's shape. The Earth is an oblate spheroid, meaning it is slightly flattened at the poles and bulges at the equator due to its rotation. This bulging at the equator causes objects to be farther away from the center of the Earth, resulting in weaker gravitational pull compared to the poles.


Is the planet Earth a circle?

No. A circle is 2-dimensional. The Earth is a sphere. no actualy, it is a sphere, but a long time ago, historians thought that the world was a flat circle


What axis does earth spin on?

23.37 degrees Meaning that the Poles are tilted at 23.37 degrees to the angle at which the Sun's rays strike the Earth.


What round shape is earth?

Earth is an oblate spheroid, meaning it is mostly spherical in shape but slightly flattened at the poles and bulging at the equator due to its rotation.


How many poles do magnets have?

So far I've only heard that magnets are bipolar, meaning that they have 2 poles, not to be confused with Bipolar disorder.


Is earth's magnetic poles and its geographic poles are in the same place?

No, Earth's magnetic poles and its geographic poles are not in the same place. The geographic poles are the points where Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface, while the magnetic poles are where the planet's magnetic field lines converge and enter/exit the Earth. The magnetic poles are constantly moving and can deviate from the geographic poles.


What is the exact shape of earth?

The exact shape of earth is "Oblate spheroid".


What is the meaning of pole when describing earth?

Earth has two pairs of poles, the geographic north and south poles and the magnetic north and south poles. The geographic poles are the two places where Earth's rotational axis, the imaginary line that represents the center of Earth's rotation, intersects the surface of the earth. The magnetic poles are where Earth's magnetic field diverges/converges, just like the poles of a bar magnet, except that Earth's north magnetic pole is comparable to the south pole of a bar magnet, and Earth's south pole is comparable to the north pole of a bar magnet. The locations of the geographic poles never change, but the magnetic poles wander around from time to time. In fact when studying the floor of the Atlantic Ocean for the first time scientists found evidence that the polarity of Earth's magnetic field completely reverses every few hundred millennia (the north and south magnetic poles switch places).


Shape of earth is?

The shape of the Earth is an oblate spheroid, meaning it is mostly spherical but slightly flattened at the poles and bulging at the equator due to its rotation.


Why don't the Earth's geographic poles coincide with the magnetic poles?

The geographic poles and magnetic poles of the Earth are different because they are determined by different factors. The geographic poles are the points on the Earth's surface where its axis of rotation intersects, while the magnetic poles are based on the Earth's magnetic field generated by its core. The movement of molten iron in the outer core creates the Earth's magnetic field, which can cause the magnetic poles to shift and not align perfectly with the geographic poles.