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Q.

The earth is not perfectly spherical and is seen to be bulged at the equator because of ______________.

Choose the correct answer.

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a

Centripetal force

b

Gravitational force 

c

Composition of earth

d

Centrifugal force

answer is A.

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Earth's rotation causes centrifugal force, which pushes outward at the equator and flattens the planet slightly at the poles, making it bulge at the equator. This bulge is known as the "equatorial bulge" or "oblateness."

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