Center of a sphere


The center of a sphere is a point inside the sphere that is located at the same distance from all points on the sphere.

In the image below, the center of the sphere is shown with a red dot.

Center of a sphere

A Real-world example showing the center of a sphere


Center of the earth

The shape of the earth is a sphere, well almost! The center of the earth is called core. In the image below, the arrow points to the core or center of the earth.

Center of the earth called core
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