3. (a) Estimate the fractional change in the volume of Earth's oceans due to an average temperature change of 1°C. (b) Use the fact that the average depth of the ocean is 4.00x10^3 m to estimate the change in depth. Note that βwater=2.07x10^-4 (°C) ^-1.

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3. (a) Estimate the fractional change in the volume of Earth's oceans due to an average temperature change of 1°C. (b) Use the fact that the average depth of the ocean is 4.00x10^3 m to estimate the change in depth. Note that βwater=2.07x10^-4 (°C) ^-1.
3. (a) Estimate the fractional change in the volume of Earth's oceans due to an average
temperature change of 1'C. (b) Use the fact that the average depth of the ocean is 4.00x10' m to
estimate the change in depth. Note that Bwater=2.07x10("c).
Transcribed Image Text:3. (a) Estimate the fractional change in the volume of Earth's oceans due to an average temperature change of 1'C. (b) Use the fact that the average depth of the ocean is 4.00x10' m to estimate the change in depth. Note that Bwater=2.07x10("c).
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