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Measure Up

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Which one of these best describes the shape of the Earth?

  • Perfect sphere
  • Oblate spheroid (correct)
  • Cuboid
  • Ellipsoid

    • Which one of these statements about the Earth's circumference is true?

  • The equatorial circumference is larger than the polar circumference (correct)
  • The polar circumference is equal to the equatorial circumference
  • The polar circumference is larger than the equatorial circumference
  • The equatorial circumference is smaller than the polar circumference

    • How did Eratosthenes compute the Earth's circumference?

  • He measured the distance between Alexandria and Syene
  • He measured the angle of the shadow at Alexandria
  • He measured the angle of the shadow at Syene
  • He used ratio and proportion (correct)

    • What is the value of the universal gravitational constant (G)?

    <p>6.67x10^-11 Nm^2/kg^2</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the force of gravity between two objects proportional to, according to Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation?

    <p>The mass of both objects</p> Signup and view all the answers

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