Science Spring 2021- Earth and Space

Thousands of years ago, many ancient cultures believed that the Earth was flat because, simply, they did not know any better. But today, unbelievably, there remain people who still believe that the Earth is flat, despite centuries of evidence proving the contrary.

So, how do we know the Earth is round, well roughly spherical?

A view of Earth from the moon (Credit: Nasa)

Obviously the best evidence or proof is from the pictures that we have taken from space ! Clearly, we can see that the Earth is round but without these images how would you as a scientist prove that the Earth is round?

Find out for yourself. Use the resource links below:

Website links:

https://www.popsci.com/10-ways-you-can-prove-earth-is-round/

https://www.space.com/38931-kids-can-prove-earth-round.html

https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/iss_ustream.html

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