Over the past 70 million years or so, the Hawaiian hot spot has been pumping out lava, a total of about 186,000 mi3 worth. If al

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l that lava had erupted in Indiana, how deeply would Indiana be buried in lava? Indiana has a land area of approximately 35,867 mi2.

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Eva8 [605] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-20T23:07:37+03:00

Eva8 [605]3 years ago

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Answer:

5.19 Miles deep

Explanation:

To solve for this, divide the total amount of lava pumped within the duration of time by the land area of Indiana.

that is;

Depth of Indiana = 186,000/35867

Depth of Indiana = 5.19 miles