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The difference between the equatorial diameter and polar diameter of the Earth is about:

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43 km
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82 km
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56 km
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101 km
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Solution

The correct option is A 43 km
The Earth's equatorial diameter is 12,756 km, but from pole to pole, the diameter is 12,714 km, so there is a difference of 42 km . So 43 km can be considered as it it not exact so we can write it approximately 43 km. Hence the correct answer is (A).

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