The Shape of the Earth Quiz
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What shape did people once believe the Earth to be?

flat

How did sailors prove that the Earth is round?

sailing from a point, circling back to the same point

What did American astronauts see when they landed on the moon in 1969?

earth appears round from the moon

Why does the earth appear flat to us, according to the text?

<p>what we see is only a tiny part of a very big arc</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the imaginary line passing through the centre of the spinning bangle called?

<p>axis</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to a ship as it sails away, according to the text?

<p>The lower part disappears first and the top disappears last.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did sailors of a few hundred years ago prove that the earth is round?

<p>sailing from a point, circling back to the same point</p> Signup and view all the answers

What experiment can be conducted to observe the spinning bangle?

<p>spinning the bangle on a table</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the shape of the Earth, according to the text?

<p>round</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the earth look like when seen from the moon?

<p>like a ball</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Original Earth Shape Belief

The outdated belief that Earth is a flat disc or plane.

Sailor's proof of Earth's shape

By sailing in one direction and returning to the starting point, sailors demonstrated Earth's roundness.

Earth from The Moon

Astronauts confirmed Earth's spherical shape by observing it from the moon.

Why Earth Appears Flat

Due to the Earth's large size, our local view only captures a small, seemingly flat portion of its curvature.

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What is the axis?

The axis is an imaginary line through the center of a spinning object, like the Earth.

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Disappearing Ship

As a ship sails away, the hull disappears first, followed by the mast, indicating Earth's curvature.

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Sailor's Proof

By sailing in one direction and returning to the same point, they proved the world was round.

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Spinning Bangle Experiment

A spinning bangle shows how the Earth rotates around an axis.

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Earth’s Shape

According to the text, the Earth is round.

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Earth as Seen From The Moon

From the moon, the Earth looks like a ball.

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