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WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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The mean radius of the earth is approximately
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32,000 km
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6,400 km
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9,600 km
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12,800 km
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Earth’s mean radius is determined as the average distance from the physical center to the surface, based on a large number of samples. The value, symbolized rearth, is equal to approximately 6, 371, 000 meters (6.371 x 106 m). This is roughly 6, 371 kilometers (km) or 3, 960 statute miles.
Detailed explanation-2: -The radius of the earth is 6371 km.
Detailed explanation-3: -The radius of the earth is about 6370 km.
Detailed explanation-4: -The radius of the earth and the radius of orbit around the sun are 6371 km and 149 x 106 km respectively. The order of magnitude of the diameter of the orbit is greater than that of earth by 104.
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