Q. Which of the following can be considered as evidence for the Spherical shape of Earth?
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q. Which of the following can be considered as evidence for the Spherical shape of Earth?
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The correct option is D All of the above
Explanation:
All the statements are correct
The Circular Horizon: The distant horizon viewed from the deck of a ship at sea, or from a cliff on land is always and everywhere circular in Shape.
Visibility of Ship: When a ship appears over the distant horizon, the top of the mast is seen first before the hull. If the earth were flat, the entire ship would be seen or obscured all at once.
Sunrise and Sunset: The sun rises and sets at different times in different places. As the earth rotates from west to east, places in the east see the sun earlier than places in the west.
Lunar eclipse: The shadow of the Earth on the Moon during a lunar eclipse is always circular. Only a sphere can cast such a circular shadow.
Explanation:
All the statements are correct
The Circular Horizon: The distant horizon viewed from the deck of a ship at sea, or from a cliff on land is always and everywhere circular in Shape.
Visibility of Ship: When a ship appears over the distant horizon, the top of the mast is seen first before the hull. If the earth were flat, the entire ship would be seen or obscured all at once.
Sunrise and Sunset: The sun rises and sets at different times in different places. As the earth rotates from west to east, places in the east see the sun earlier than places in the west.
Lunar eclipse: The shadow of the Earth on the Moon during a lunar eclipse is always circular. Only a sphere can cast such a circular shadow.
