if earth is round how is land flat everywhere?
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Think of an ant crawling on a balloon. A big balloon. The ant can't tell that the balloon isn't flat, because he's so small in comparison to it, and the balloon is so large.
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I remember hearing that when Columbus set out to sail around the world (1492), people thought that the earth was flat and that he would fall off the edge. I have also heard that this is just a myth, people did not really believe that.
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Every time zone is 1 hour apart\nbecause the earth is round
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Due to the force of gravity which exert a pressure on all objects towards the center of the earth.This force makes pressure on the entire car which in turn transfers the force onto the tyres.Hence the tyres are always flat at the bottom.\n\nFor more information you can make a search on Sir Issac Newton's Law of gravity.
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Because the earth is round, and if you made your flat map a oval(circle), the oceans would connect and become one!
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Imagine a molten ball of liquid rock in space. It will take the shape of a sphere due to the gravitational pull - any other shape would be turned into a sphere by gravity over time. \n\nNow, set this sphere rotating. Due to centrifugal forces, the sphere will bulge slighty round its equator. There you have it, the shape of the Earth.
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The law you are referring to is the law of inertia, which is directly related to the laws of gravity.  The heat from the sun and it's gravitational pull are what "make the earth go round"
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This goes along with the question of why don't we fall off the earth if it is round. The answer is because gravity is holding us (and the water) down.
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Let me ask you, what would it be like of you were at the end of the Earth? Would it be like a cliff that you could jump off? That is silly because the Earth is round. It has a finite surface area but no edge. The edge is the surface you are standing on. Every place on Earth is the edge. It is believed that in a similar way the 3D universe is curved in the 4th dimension, so that it has a finite volume but no edge. Or you could say you are at the edge all the time but don't know it since you cannot perceive the 4th dimension.
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Yes, it does, but by a very negligible amount.\n\nDue to the law of conservation of angular momentum, the Earth has some over all value for its angular momentum (and for that matter, so does the solar system and our entire galaxy, ... as well).  As thr plane is flying around the Earth, it has some angular momentum too, different from its original value just sitting still on the surface.  In order for the overall angular momentum of the Earth to remain constant, the Earth's rotation is effected ever so slightly.\nHowever, the effect is so small, it is not even noticible when we are talking about objects as miniscule as an air plane compared to the Earth.\nAlso, since, over all, on average, for every plane flying one way, there is another plane flying the other way (or when the plane returns), so the effects are all canceled out.\n\nIt is the same principle at work is your on a merry-go-round and you move closer in to the center or farther away (or in this case, around while spinning on the merry go round), angular momentum needs to be conserved, it is the law.
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The earth is round. There are some physical proofs below, assuming you don't trust the pictures of the Earth taken from the various space programs.
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ok here goes.  the technical scientific name for the shape of the earth which is generally accepted by the scientific community is\n\nOblaite Spheroid \n\nthe earth is not round nor is it flat or pure sphere \n\nit is an oblate spheroid.  however  if you were to either reduce the size of the earth to that of a billiard ball or alternatively increase the size of a billiard ball to that of the earth you would find that even for all its imperfections the earth is actually closer to a perfect sphere than anything man can make. also it would be much Smoother. the planet sized billiard ball would have mountain ranges 100's of times taller than our highest and valleys much lower than our lowest.  \n\nwhy things, i assume you mean cities and such, are not round is that a sphere or spheroid cannot be divided on the surface or otherwise by spheres or circles without intersecting them there would always be some space where the curves pull away from eachother.  you could put a smaller sphere in the empty space but that would only cause the spaces remaining to be smaller and more numerous down to infinity. unless you overlap the spheres /circles but then they arent circles anymore and it would be a waste of space.  \n\nthat all is assuming the world were in fact perfectly smooth which it isn't given things like topography geography and the like. shperes are not the most efficient shapes on earth.  at least not for all applications in fact they can sometimes be the least efficient. \n\nnow some places are and or were circularly built around a central point however usually this was not an economically/ financually/ geophisically  feasable option. again for reasons like coastlines rivers mountains etc.\n\nhope i answered your question withouth boring you to tears\n\nas for the bible saying the earth is flat that isnt true and he needs to read his bible more though he is correct the sun and the rest of the universe does revolve around the earth that at least i believe is biblical though i cant off the top of my head remember exactly where i think not in genesis though\n\nooh and rokon everything in the bible was written by GOD  the bible IS the UNERRANT WORD of GOD
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Gravity is what does it, and also standing on the outside surface of the Earth. In this way, the gravity of the Earth pulls all people on the outside of the planet inwards. So if we are standing on our feet, then the feet point inwards. And the gravity which also exists from all the other big lumps in the universe doesn't have anywhere near enough intensity here to pull people in other directions (although the moon and sun cause good movements upon water in tide cycles).
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Planets are not "round" but in fact "spherical".  Planets are spherical because gravity acts upon each part of the planet, pulling it closer to the center.  A sphere is the most efficient shape to contain the greatest volume with the smallest dimensions.  In the case of a sphere, the radius is a smaller distance from the center of the planet than any other shape could manage, thus, matter naturally forms this shape in the absence of other factors.\n\nIt is important to note that the planets were not always as cool and ridged as they are now.  When the planets were born, they were made of molten elements, and did not solidify until their shape had already taken.  In some other cases, where planets were formed through the collision of multiple bodies, the heat generated by the impact liquified sufficient amounts of the bodies for a spherical shape to form.
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Gravity and the spinning of the earth on it's axis... which gives you the one shape out of all possible shapes which allows for the greatest amount of surface area... the sphere.
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The land does not move beneath us.  What are you talking about - the revolution of the Earth on its axis?\n\nIf that is the case, please take note, as I have seen nobody answer this frequently asked question correctly.\n\nIf you turn round quickly on the spot, you'll soon get dizzy, even though no part of your body is moving much more than a few miles per hour.\n\nIf you drive around a traffic island at 60 mph, you will throw your passengers all over the place.\n\nIf you drive around the city loop at 60 mph, you will hardly notice any turning forces.\n\nSo, speed is not the critical factor in how turning affects you.  What affects you is the rate at which you are changing direction. \n\nWith the Earth taking 24 hours to turn once, at any point in time you are not changing direction hardly at all, and from minute to minute you are travelling in a straighter line than a draughtsperson could draw.  \n\nTravelling in a straight line at constant speed has no effect on you at all, even if it is 1 million mph.
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1. Eclipses, and lunar phases. \n2. The other "celestial" bodies, like the sun, moon and planets also appear round. One might assume, that the earth might be also.  \n3. Gravitational laws based on the earth being a certain shape and size, predict movement, etc. \n4. The stars in the southern hemisphere are  different than in the northern hemisphere.\nIf the earth was flat, one should be able to see the all of the stars at least some of the time. \n5. Sailors regularly circumnavagate the earth.\n6. Planes regularly fly around the world.\n7. The seasons and the climatic zones are hard to explain otherwise. \n8. The coreolis forces of hurricanes.\n\nOne can use scientific method to prove all of these and come up with conclusions for an earth that is somewhat round in shape, if one isnt lucky enough to see it from space, and believe it with your own eyes.