Global warming melts glaciers and polar ice, so scientists
Chapter 9, Problem 8(choose chapter or problem)
Global warming melts glaciers and polar ice, so scientists predict that the sea level will rise, flooding coastal areas. a. Assuming Earth is a sphere with radius r and that roughly three-quarters of Earths surface is ocean, develop a formula to estimate the volume of melt water necessary to raise the sea level 1 foot. See image at top of next column. (Note: The volume of a sphere is .) b. Given the Earths radius is currently about 3959 miles and 1 cubic foot 7.481 gallons, how many gallons of melt water does your estimate predict? (Recall: 1 mile 5280 feet.)
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