Why is Earth shaped like a ball?

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My 5 year old asked me this question and I was unable to explain why!

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Gravity. Gravity pulls us down into the earth, but it also pulls the earth down into the earth. This means the earth is quite literally being crushed from all directions. Imagine a ball of play-doh that you cup in your hand and push from all sides. The result is going to be roughly ball-ish.

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