Eli5: Why is the Earth round?

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– basically, why is the structure the way it Is. Moreover, what significance can we attribute to this matter of fact? Thanks!

In: Earth Science

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The Earth is round because gravity pulls everything towards each other. If any part of the Earth is a lot higher then the other parts then it will get pulled down by all the other parts of the Earth and either falls over or sinks into the soft mantle.

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