A glacier advances at 7 × 10−6
cm/s. How far will it move in 3.7 y?
Answer in units of cm. Plz help! I don't get it.
movement=rate*time
= 7E-6cm/s * 3.7yr * 365days/yr*24hr/day*3600sec/hr
that gives you all units divided out except cm.
= 7E-6 * 3.7 *365 * 24 *3600 cm
thank you!!!
To calculate how far the glacier will move in 3.7 years, we can use the formula:
Distance = Speed × Time
Given that the glacier advances at a speed of 7 × 10^-6 cm/s and the time is 3.7 years, we need to convert the time to seconds.
There are 365 days in a year, so:
3.7 years = 3.7 × 365 days
Now, we need to convert days to seconds. There are 24 hours in a day, 60 minutes in an hour, and 60 seconds in a minute:
3.7 × 365 days = 3.7 × 365 × 24 × 60 × 60 seconds
Now we can plug in the values into the formula:
Distance = 7 × 10^-6 cm/s × 3.7 × 365 × 24 × 60 × 60 seconds
Simplifying the calculation:
Distance = 7 × 10^-6 cm/s × 1.18628 × 10^8 seconds
Multiplying the values:
Distance ≈ 8.30396 cm
Therefore, the glacier will move approximately 8.30396 cm in 3.7 years.