Is the world round?
The Earth was molten, and a liquid in a vacuum subject only to its own gravitational forces will assume the shape of a sphere.
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Yes, the world is round. Aristotle stated that the world was round & that it had been common knowledge for 2500 years. ChaCha!
Answered by Daniel D. -
Yes, the Earth is more or less spherical in shape. It is round. ChaCha!
Answered by Julian C. -
Yes, the world is very much so round. Round enough to be comparable to a sphere. The circumference is 24,901.55 mi at the equator.
Answered by Diane B. -
Yes.
Answered by Steven S. -
Yes One way to prove the Earth's spherical is to leave it and view it from a distance. Astronauts and space probes have done that.
Answered by Deanna B. -
Every picture of Earth ever taken shows only a circular shape, and the only geometric solid which looks like a circle from MORE?
Answered by Holly K. -
The earth is an ellipsoid, as in it bulges near the equator and is flatter near the poles. ChaCha!
Answered by Amber W. -
No. The Earth's shape is very close to an oblate spheroid - a rounded shape with a bulge around the equator. Almost a sphere!
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