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USPshnik [31]
2 years ago
13

The volume of the oceans on Earth is approximately 1,386 million km^3. As the Earth's temperature rises, the ice in the polar ic

ecaps melts into the oceans, increasing the volume of the oceans. If 1 cm^3 of ice melts, it turns into approximately 0.92 cm^3 water.
1) There are approximately 3,800 cm^3 in a gallon. If 1.9 m^3 of ice melts, how many gallons of water does this produce? (Round your answer to the nearest gallon.)

2) Scientists estimated that the addition of 1,000 km^3 of water would increase sea levels by 364 cm. Greenland's ice sheet is especially vulnerable to melting. Recent reports indicate a melting average of 195 km^3 of ice per year from Greenland, resulting in additional yearly 179.4 km^3 of water. If melting continues at this rate, how many centimeters would the sea increase after 6 years? (Round your answer to the nearest centimeter.)
Mathematics
2 answers:
julsineya [31]2 years ago
7 0

Answer:

  1. 460 gallons
  2. 392 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

The necessary units conversion can be accomplished by multiplying by appropriate conversion factors. Quantity can be found by multiplying rate by time.

<h3>1)</h3>

The number of gallons of water produced by melting 1.9 m³ of ice is ...

  1.9\text{ m$^3$ (ice)}\times\left(\dfrac{100\text{ cm}}{1\text{ m}}\right)^3\times\dfrac{0.92\text{ cm$^3$ (water)}}{1\text{ cm$^3$ (ice)}}\times\dfrac{1\text{ gal}}{3800\text{ cm$^3$}}\\\\=\dfrac{1.9\times10^6\times0.92}{3800}\text{ gal}=\boxed{460\text{ gal}}

<h3>2)</h3>

Multiplying the melting rate by time and converting to height, we have ...

  \dfrac{179.4\text{ km$^3$}}{1\text{ yr}}\times\dfrac{364\text{ cm}}{1000\text{ km$^3$}}\times6\text{ yr}\approx\boxed{392\text{ cm}}

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<em>Additional comment</em>

The area of the world's oceans is about 361e6 km², so addition of 1000 km³ of water might be expected to increase the water level by (1000/361)e-6 ≈ 2.77e-6 km = 0.277 cm. Something seems a little off in this problem statement.

Sunny_sXe [5.5K]2 years ago
4 0

1. The number of gallons of water produced is 460 gallons

2. The amount in cm the sea would increase after 6 years is 392 cm

<h3>1. How to determine the number of gallons produced</h3>

We'll begin by by converting 1.9 m³ to cm³. This is illustrated below:

1 m³ = 1×10⁶ cm³

Therefore,

1.9 m³ = 1.9×10⁶ cm³

Next, we shall determine the volume of water produced from 1.9 m³ (i.e 1.9×10⁶ cm³) of ice. This is illustrated below:

From the question given,

1 cm³ of ice = 0.92 cm³ of water

Therefore,

1.9×10⁶ cm³ of ice = 1.9×10⁶ × 0.92

1.9×10⁶ cm³ of ice = 1.748×10⁶ cm³ of water

Finally, we shall determine the number of gallons produced. This is illustrated below:

From the question given,

3800 cm³ of water = 1 gallon

Therefore,

1.748×10⁶ cm³ of water = 1.748×10⁶ / 3800

1.748×10⁶ cm³ of water = 460 gallon

Thus, 460 gallons were produced

<h3>2. How to determine the amount in cm the sea would increase to after 6 years</h3>

From the question given above,

1000 Km³ = 364 cm

Therefore,

179.4 Km³ = (179.4 × 364) / 1000

179.4 Km³ = 65.3016 cm per year

Multiply by 6 to obtain the increase after 6 years

65.3016 × 6 = 392 cm

Thus, the sea will increase 392 cm after 6 years

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