Question

ice sheet contains 3 million cubic kilometers of ice. if completely melted, this ice would release about 2.7 million cubic kilometers of water, which would spread out over earth's approximate 337 million square kilometers of ocean surface. how much would the sea level rice

Answer 1

8.011 m

Step-by-step explanation:

Data provided in the question:

Volume of the ice sheet = 3 million cubic kilometers

Volume of the water released by the ice on melting = 2.7 million cubic kilometers

Approximate area of the Earth's ocean surface = 337 million square kilometers

Now,

Volume = Area of the surface × Height

thus,

2.7 million cubic kilometers = 337 million square kilometers × Height

or

Height = 2.7 ÷ 337 kilometer

= 0.008011 kilometer

also,

1 kilometer = 1000 meter

Therefore,

Rise in the sea level = 0.008011 × 1000

= 8.011 m