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?
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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.
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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.
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