GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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What shape is the earth?
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Circle
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Sphere
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Flat
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Oblate Spheroid
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Pancake
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Earth is an oblate spheroid. This means it is spherical in shape, but not perfectly round. It is slightly bulged at the equator and is flattened at the poles.
Detailed explanation-2: -Since the Earth is flattened at the poles and bulges at the Equator, geodesy represents the figure of the Earth as an oblate spheroid. The oblate spheroid, or oblate ellipsoid, is an ellipsoid of revolution obtained by rotating an ellipse about its shorter axis.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Earth is an irregularly shaped ellipsoid. While the Earth appears to be round when viewed from the vantage point of space, it is actually closer to an ellipsoid.
Detailed explanation-4: -A geoid is also called an oblate spheroid.
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