The Amazon River releases 5.5 x 107 gallons of water into the Atlantic Ocean every second. There are about 3.2 x 107 seconds in a
year.
How many gallons are released into the ocean in one year? Express your answer with the appropriate number of significant digits.
To find the number of gallons released into the ocean in one year, we can multiply the number of gallons released per second by the number of seconds in a year.
5.5 x 10^7 gallons/second * 3.2 x 10^7 seconds/year = 1.76 x 10^15 gallons/year
Therefore, 1.76 x 10^15 gallons are released into the ocean in one year.