Thinking Like an Engineer: An Active Learning Approach (4th Edition)
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Author: Elizabeth A. Stephan, David R. Bowman, William J. Park, Benjamin L. Sill, Matthew W. Ohland
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Chapter 7, Problem 33ICA
Continental drift has an average velocity of 2 inches per year [in/yr]. At this rate, how far would a continental plate move in 12 hours [h]? Give your answer in units of meters [m], using an appropriate SI prefix such that there are only one, two, or three digits shown to the left of the decimal. Assume 1 year [yr] = 365 days [d].
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