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A sizable quantity of soil is washed down the Mississippi
Chapter 28, Problem 93TAE(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
A sizable quantity of soil is washed down the Mississippi River and deposited in the Gulf of Mexico each year. What effect does this tend to have on the length of a day? (Hint: Relate this to Figure 8.52.)
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QUESTION:
A sizable quantity of soil is washed down the Mississippi River and deposited in the Gulf of Mexico each year. What effect does this tend to have on the length of a day? (Hint: Relate this to Figure 8.52.)
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
When a sizable quantity of soil is washed down the Mississippi river to the Gulf of Mexico, the mass is displaced from the center of rotation to the edges.