why is the earth round] – I'm a Scientist 2024/25

Question: why is the earth round]
- Keywords:
  Earth,
  planet,
  round,
  sphere
Asked by MinaD to Vicky F, Rebekah T, minyap, Martin M, Ben D, Alessio S on 20 Mar 2025.
- Martin McCoustra answered on 20 Mar 2025:
  
  Earth isn’t exactly round… it is a little squashed north to south compared to east to west. It is this shape as it’s the shape that you would expect a rotating body to take if that body was grown from time pebbles colliding with each other.

Question: why is the earth round]