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Statement I : The Earth is shaped more like a tangerine.
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\nStatement I is true, but Statement II is false.
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\nThe Earth’s shape is an oblate spheroid, and its rotation speed is greatest at the equator.
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\nStatement I is true; the Earth is not a perfect sphere but is slightly flattened at the poles and bulges at the equator due to centrifugal force from its rotation, a shape often approximated by calling it an oblate spheroid or using the analogy of a tangerine or orange. Statement II is false; the Earth spins at a constant *angular* velocity (completing one rotation in roughly 24 hours), but the *linear* velocity (speed along the surface) is highest at the equator because points on the equator are farthest from the axis of rotation. The linear velocity decreases towards the poles and is essentially zero at the geographical poles which lie on the axis of rotation.
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