Shape of The Earth
Trending Questions
Q. What is the shape of Earth?
- oval
- complete spheroid
- oblate spheroid
- perfect sphere
Q. Which of the following statement(s) validate the theory that the Earth is spherical in shape?
- One needs to climb a tree or to a higher altitude to get a wide view of a field.
- A ship appears smaller and smaller until it gets out of sight while sailing towards the horizon.
- The hull of a ship disappears first followed by the mast while sailing towards the horizon.
- Different constellations are visible at different parts of the world.
Q. Who among the following was an ancient Greek scientific writer and astronomer?
- Plato
- Herodotus
- Sophocles
- Eratosthenes
Q. Abhinav performed the Eratosthene's experiment by buiding up his own setup and measured the length of the shadows formed by two sticks on two different spheres A and B (keeping all the conditions constant and same for both the spheres). He observed that the difference between the length of shadows formed on sphere A was more than that of B. Which of the following might be true?
- Nothing can be determined at all.
- Sphere A is larger than Sphere B.
- Both the spheres are of equal sizes.
- Sphere A is smaller than Sphere B.
Q. While approaching a mountain, the tip of the mountain becomes visible first due to the Earth being spherical in shape.
- True
- False
Q. The Earth is an oblate spheroid as it is slightly bulged at the poles and flattened at the equator.
- True
- False
Q. Which among the following is the actual shape of the Earth?
- Oblate Sphere
- Cuboid
- Prolate spheroid
- Perfect Sphere
Q. Which of the following statement(s) validate the theory that the Earth is spherical in shape?
- One needs to climb a tree or to a higher altitude to get a wide view of a field.
- A ship appears smaller and smaller until it gets out of sight while sailing towards the horizon.
- The hull of a ship disappears first followed by the mast while sailing towards the horizon.
- Different constellations are visible at different parts of the world.
Q. Write a note on earthquake waves.
