Question

The Pacific Ocean has a durface area of about 116,214,700 km^2 and an average depth of 3940m. Estimate the volume of the Pacific Ocean in cubic centimeters.​

Answer 1

The volume is given by:

V = Ad

V = volume, A = surface area, d = depth

Given values:

A = 116214700km² = 1.162147×10¹⁸cm², d = 3940m = 394000cm

Plug in and solve for V:

V = 1.162147×10¹⁸(394000)

V = 4.57885918×10²³cm³