Question

In 1986, a gargantuan iceberg broke away from the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. It was approximately a rectangle (160 km) long, (40.0 km) wide, and (250 m) thick. Calculate the volume of this iceberg.

a) (4.00 X 10¹2 m³)
b) (1.60 X 10¹3 m³)
c) (6.40 X 10¹2 m³)
d) (2.50 X 10¹3 m³)

Answer 1

The volume of the iceberg is 6.40 X 10^12 m³

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the volume of the iceberg, we need to multiply its length, width, and thickness. The volume formula of a rectangular prism is length × width × thickness. So, the volume of the iceberg is 160 km × 40.0 km × 250 m. To calculate this, we need to convert the measurements to the same unit. We can convert km to m by multiplying by 1000. So, the volume is (160 km × 1000 m/km) × (40.0 km × 1000 m/km) × 250 m = 6.40 X 10¹² m³.