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Hey! i have a question. how many clouds does it take to cover the hole sky?

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It is impossible to accurately answer this question because clouds are constantly changing shape and size and are in a constant state of flux. In addition, clouds depend heavily on environmental and weather conditions which can vary drastically between different parts of the world.

However, hypothetically:

Assuming the average-sized cloud is a cumulus cloud 5 km in diameter, it would take approximately 6.7 million clouds to reach 100% sky coverage across the entire earth.

The diameter of the Earth is approximately 12,756 km. The surface area of the Earth is approximately 5.10 x 10^8 km^2

We need to calculate the area of the Earth that can be covered by 6.7 million clouds.

The area of each cumulus cloud is approximately 19.6 km^2

The total area of 6.7 million clouds would be:

6.7 million clouds x 19.6 km^2 = 131,520,000 km^2

To cover the entire surface area of the Earth, we will need a total of 131,520,000 km^2 / 5.10 x 10^8 km^2 = 2.58 x 10^-2 or 2.58% sky coverage.

Therefore, to cover the entire sky of the Earth with average-sized clouds, it would take approximately 6.7 million clouds.

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