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Which object best represents a true scale model of the shape of the Earth?
slightly less, because the person is farther from the center of Earth
an oblate sphere
D
The sailboat is moving around the curved surface of Earth.
a Ping-Pong ball
The reading would be higher at the North Pole than at the Equator.
its rotation
greatest in diameter at the Equator
Which diagram most accurately shows the cross-sectional shape of the Earth?
slightly less, because the person is farther from the center of Earth
an oblate sphere
D
The sailboat is moving around the curved surface of Earth.
a Ping-Pong ball
The reading would be higher at the North Pole than at the Equator.
its rotation
greatest in diameter at the Equator
A gravity meter is used to measure the amount of gravitational pull at the Earth's North Pole and at th Earth's Equator. How would these readings of gravitational pull compare? Assume both readings are taken at sea level.
slightly less, because the person is farther from the center of Earth
an oblate sphere
D
The sailboat is moving around the curved surface of Earth.
a Ping-Pong ball
The reading would be higher at the North Pole than at the Equator.
its rotation
greatest in diameter at the Equator
The Earth is slightly flattened from a perfect spherical shape because of
slightly less, because the person is farther from the center of Earth
an oblate sphere
D
The sailboat is moving around the curved surface of Earth.
a Ping-Pong ball
The reading would be higher at the North Pole than at the Equator.
its rotation
greatest in diameter at the Equator
Compared to the weight of a person at the North Pole, the weight of the same person at the Equator would be
slightly less, because the person is farther from the center of Earth
an oblate sphere
D
The sailboat is moving around the curved surface of Earth.
a Ping-Pong ball
The reading would be higher at the North Pole than at the Equator.
its rotation
greatest in diameter at the Equator
The Earth's actual shape is most correctly described as
slightly less, because the person is farther from the center of Earth
an oblate sphere
D
The sailboat is moving around the curved surface of Earth.
a Ping-Pong ball
The reading would be higher at the North Pole than at the Equator.
its rotation
greatest in diameter at the Equator
Which statement best explains the apparent sinking of this sailboat?
slightly less, because the person is farther from the center of Earth
an oblate sphere
D
The sailboat is moving around the curved surface of Earth.
a Ping-Pong ball
The reading would be higher at the North Pole than at the Equator.
its rotation
greatest in diameter at the Equator
Measurements taken from space show the Earth to be
slightly less, because the person is farther from the center of Earth
an oblate sphere
D
The sailboat is moving around the curved surface of Earth.
a Ping-Pong ball
The reading would be higher at the North Pole than at the Equator.
its rotation
greatest in diameter at the Equator
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