| Calculating The Surface Area Of An Oil Spill (.4 mL) |
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the digital image captured with our digital microscope, |
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spread sheet, we calculated what the surface |
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| area damage
could be if 362 gallons of oil were to spill into the ocean. |
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| .4 mL of oil
in a bowl of water. |
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| Volume of the Oil Spill |
.4mL |
1000mL |
1 gallon |
1million
gallons |
362 million
gallons |
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| Diameter
of oil spill (cm) |
1.50 |
3750 |
14212.5 |
14212500000 |
5144925000000 |
| Radius
of oil spill (cm) |
0.75 |
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| Raduis
squared (cm^2) |
0.56 |
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| Surface
area of spill (cm^2) |
1.77 |
4415.625 |
16713.1 |
16713140625 |
63259237266 |
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| From my
calculations a 362 million gallon oil spill will cover an area of
63,259,237,266 sqare cm. |
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