Geography · Earth and the Solar System
Identify the correct statement regarding the oblate spheroidal shape of the Earth.
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- 1The diameter of the Earth is larger at the poles than at the equator.
- 2The radius of the Earth decreases from the poles to the equator.
- 3The radius of the Earth increases gradually from the poles to the equator.✓
- 4The diameter at the equator decreases continuously toward the poles.
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The radius of the Earth increases gradually from the poles to the equator.
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