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OpenStudy (anonymous):

If the Earth were the size of a 1.2 meter diameter globe, what would be the average thickness of the ocean on that globe?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Average ocean depth of earth is 3729 meters. Earths meters in diameter is 12,742,000 meters. To make it proportional we would use this \[\frac{ 3729 meters }{ 12,742,000 meters }=\frac{ ? }{ 1.2meters }\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You think that makes sense?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ocean depth is ocean thickness.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes, the proportion makes sense

OpenStudy (anonymous):

With this kind of information, I am pretty sure this is the only way.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so woulnd't the average depth be 0.00035m?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yea, it looks correct.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thickness of ocean should be a lot smaller than diameter of earth.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah, especially at that small scale

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ikr, earth would the size of my earth like that lol.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

would be*

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hahaha true!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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