Geodesy is the science of measuring and monitoring the size and shape of the Earth, including its gravity field, and determining the location of points on the Earth’s surface. The National Geodetic Survey measures and monitors our ever-changing planet. Sometimes this change is periodic, as is the case with daily tides that affect both the ocean and the crust sometimes the change is slow and steady, as with the drift of tectonic plates or the rebound of the crust after a heavy sheet of ice has melted and sometimes the shape of the planet changes in violent, episodic ways during events such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or meteor strikes. Slight variations in Earth’s gravity field cause permanent hills and valleys in the ocean’s surface of over 300 feet relative to an ellipsoid.Īdditionally, the shape of the Earth is always changing. They use verses such as Job 37:18, 38:13, Psalm 96, 1. They also say the stars reside in the 'dome'.
They theorize that the world is flat, with a dome, or firmament above it, supported by pillars. Sea level itself is even irregularly shaped. Recently, I have noticed, is the huge amount of Christians who are popping up along the Internet, claiming the Bible supports the flat earth theory. Mountains rising almost 30,000 feet and ocean trenches diving over 36,000 feet (compared to sea level) further distort the shape of the Earth. This is due to the centrifugal force created by the earth’s constant rotation. Our planet is pudgier at the equator than at the poles by about 70,000 feet. However, even an ellipsoid does not adequately describe the Earth’s unique and ever-changing shape. While the Earth appears to be round when viewed from the vantage point of space, it is actually closer to an ellipsoid.
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