Theres 30 million cubic kilometers of ice in Antarctica If i

There’s 30 million cubic kilometers of ice in Antarctica. If it all melts into 30 million cubic kilometers of water, how much will sea levels rise? (given the area of earth\'s surface that is covered in water is 3.6x10^8 km^3)

Solution

Area of earth\'s surface that is covered in water A = 3.6 x10 ⁸ km ²

Volume of the melting water V = 30 millon cubic kilometer

                                             = 30 x10 ⁶ km ³

Sea level rise h = V /A

                       = (30 x10 ⁶ km ³) /(3.6 x10 ⁸ km ²)

                       = 83.333 x10 ^-3 km

                       = 83.333 x10 ^-3 x 10 ³ m

                       = 83.333 m