Why Isn't The Earth Perfectly Round?

Earth is not flat, but it isn't as round as you might think when you look at a globe. First off, we should ask why are planets generally round? Advertisement This is actually somewhat of a circular question. Under the current definition, to be called a planet an object must have a (roughly) spherical shape.... read full story

"An object's gravitational pull will always point towards the centre of its mass. The bigger something is, the more massive it is, and the larger its gravitational pull,"