The 'height' of the atmosphere is about 30 km. The radius of Earth is 6400 km. What percentage of Earth’s radius is the height of the atmosphere?
Height of atmosphere in percentage of Earth’s radius.
Answer to Problem 55A
The percentage of height of atmosphere in comparison to Earth’s radius is
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The height of atmosphere is 30 km.
The radius of Earth is 6400 km.
Formula Used:
The percentage formula is,
Here,
Calculation:
The percentage of height of atmosphere in comparison to Earth’s radius is,
Conclusion:
Therefore, the percentage of height of atmosphere in comparison to Earth’s radius is
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