If the Earth is round... why is the land flat?

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The land isn't actually flat. With so many hills and mountains it would be hard to tell. We are also to small to notice the land is slightly curved

stiv31 [10]2 years ago

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Answer:

See explanation

Explanation:

The land around us appears flat because the Earth is just so unimaginably large, and the curvature is extremely small from our point of view. In reality, the land is slightly bendy, which is why certain structures (like very long bridges) need to be constructed with the curvature in mind, with different ends at slightly different elevations. Hope this helps!

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