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The diagram below shows an eclipse. Name the features marked V and W.

      

(a)The diagram below shows an eclipse. Name the features marked V and W.
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(b) State four proofs that the shape of the earth is spherical.

  

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John
(a) V - the sun, W - The moon

(b) Proofs include:
- The gradual emergence of a ship approaching the shore.

- Circumnavigation of the earth along a straight path leads one to the starting point from the opposite direction.

- The different times during which the sun rises and sets in different parts of the world

- The circular shadow cast by the earth during a lunar eclipse.

- The earth is a planet and all planets are spherical.
johnmulu answered the question on September 30, 2017 at 06:53


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