Identify the correct statement with respect to Earth.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. The radius of the earth increases from the poles to the equator.
Earth is not a perfect sphere but rather an oblate spheroid. This means that its equatorial diameter is slightly larger than its polar diameter.
So, the radius from the center of the Earth to the equator is longer than the radius from the center to the poles.
Hence, the radius of the earth increases from the poles to the equator.