and despite the presumably uniform depth, would the moons influence still produce a bulge on its side of the planet......
ie what are the depths with..or without a moon?
2007-11-25 06:10:06 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
2.69 km
The total volume of the Earth's oceans is 1.37x10^9 km³. Divide that by the total area of the Earth as a sphere, 5.10x10^8 km² and you get 2.69 km as the depth of water which could cover this hypothetical perfect sphere.
Yes there would still be tides, probably about 1 meter difference between high and low tides.
2007-11-25 06:32:01 · answer #1 · answered by dogwood_lock 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I did a Google search on "volume of oceans," and came up with an answer of 1.37 Ã 10^9 km^3. If you divide that by the surface area of an earth-sized sphere, you get a uniform depth of 2.68 km.
> would the moons influence still produce a bulge on its side of the planet......
Yes (and a similar bulge on the side facing AWAY from the moon).
2007-11-25 16:59:47 · answer #2 · answered by RickB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Water depth has nothing to do with sphericity. The Moon produces TWO bulges, one facing the Moon (increased gravity) and one facing away (material on the far side is less pulled ).
2007-11-25 14:16:34 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe you should ask what the average depth of sea water around the earth is. I'm sure it would be very close to the answer you want. There's a better chance answerers will understand you too!
2007-11-25 14:25:42 · answer #4 · answered by tuthutop 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
About 2.7 km (1.7 miles) is the correct answer.
People are generally unaware of this, hence the common riposte to the account of Noah's Flood - "...then where did all the water go...?", to which the answer is pretty obvious!
2007-11-25 17:03:40 · answer #5 · answered by a Real Truthseeker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If we accurately knew the topography of the ocean floor it would be possibly to approximately identify the answer required from your question.
We do not so nobody can be sure!
Let me know if you have more information!
2007-11-25 14:28:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
first of all the mass of earth is to be calculated which is I think equal to some 6x10^27kg or something like that.....
then earth has to be having a unique density so as to calculate its volume...... then with the help of volume we will calculate the radius of earth..... then we have to calculate the volume of water present on earth..... then with the help of it we can calculate the distance between the surface of earth and the the surface of water..... BUT for this I have to say again "WHAT WE WANT IS UNIQUE DENSITY"
2007-11-25 14:21:05 · answer #7 · answered by Umair 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
a couple of metres difference, as there is at the minute between high and low tide.
2007-11-25 14:15:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
2.4km and yes, there would still be tides of around 4 metres.
2007-11-25 14:45:18 · answer #9 · answered by grayure 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋