| Question | Answer |
| Diameter | 13000km |
| Shape | Oblate spheroid |
| Rotation period | 23 hrs 4 min |
| distance to sun | 150 million km |
| evidence for earth being spherical | -ships disappear over horizon -satellites orbit earth -curvature of earth's shadow during partial lunar eclipse images of earth from space |
| latitude | how far up/down from equator |
| longitude | how far round compared to Greenwich |
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