17. Roughly what percent of the Earth's surface is land? (I remember learning as a fraction as a kid, not a %)
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Originally posted by rasb1/5.
Not trying to be difficult, but it's a bit of a trick question :wink:There are no strings on me
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Double dammit, I didn't factor in lakes. Wasn't that an earlier question? Not to mention rivers, streams, etc. I'll stop here and agree with rasb, but put it in a percent as 20%.
I so want to be the first one to get one of these right. Knowledge of geography would probably help me though. I'm waiting for the end of year statistics quiz. Might get one or two of those right.
Sigh. I need a life.
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Originally posted by mcgatoDammit, I put a fraction. OK, using the clue from the previous question about 60 million land and 130 million sea, I get 31.5%. These last two questions should have been together.
so if we are going to1/10s score me 30.6543879865431299003...%
on noon GMT 1jan2009
bonus- how much unfrozen fresh water
question of a life time-how long will it lastTom Hyland:
"squack and wineturtle get it"
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Originally posted by rasbIce is not land ......
Some land, such as Antarctica and Greenland, is buried under hundreds and thousands of feet of ice, much as land under the sea is buried under hundreds and thousands of feet of water. IF all the ice melted on those land masses to expose the land, the water would cause the oceans to cover now-exposed coastal territory.
Like I said, complicated question.There are no strings on me
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