Physical Universe
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ISBN: 9780077862619
Author: KRAUSKOPF, Konrad B. (konrad Bates), Beiser, Arthur
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 1, Problem 15MC
The earth bulges slightly at the equator and is flattened at the poles because
- a. it spins on its axis
- b. it revolves around the sun
- c. of the sun’s gravitational pull
- d. of the moon’s gravitational pull
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