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Estimate the total amount of ocean water in liters.

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QUESTION:

Estimate the total amount of ocean water in liters.

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Here, we are asked to estimate the total amount of ocean water in liters.

We know the formula for Volume :

        Volume = surface area  depth

        

Surface area of earth = 510 million \(km^2\)

We know, 71 percent of the Earth's surface is filled with water  360 million \(km^2\)

The Average depth of ocean = 3.7014 km.

 

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