The volume of water in the Pacific Ocean is about 7.00 108 km. The density...

 

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The volume of water in the Pacific Ocean is about 7.00 × 108 km³. The density of seawater is about 1030 kg/m³. For the sake of the calculations, treat the Pacific Ocean as a pointlike object (obviously a very rough approximation). 1) Determine the gravitational potential energy of the Moon-Pacific Ocean system when the Pacific is facing away from the Moon. (Express your answer to three significant figures.) 91 J Submit 2) Repeat the calculation when Earth has rotated so that the Pacific Ocean faces toward the Moon. (Express your answer to three significant figures.) 94 Submit Your submissions: 94 X Computed value: 94 Submitted: Tuesday, September 28 at 4:45 PM Feedback: It appears you have made a power of ten error. The volume of water in the Pacific Ocean is about 7.00 × 108 km³. The density of seawater is about 1030 kg/m³. For the sake of the calculations, treat the Pacific Ocean as a pointlike object (obviously a very rough approximation). 1) Determine the gravitational potential energy of the Moon-Pacific Ocean system when the Pacific is facing away from the Moon. (Express your answer to three significant figures.) 91 J Submit 2) Repeat the calculation when Earth has rotated so that the Pacific Ocean faces toward the Moon. (Express your answer to three significant figures.) 94 Submit Your submissions: 94 X Computed value: 94 Submitted: Tuesday, September 28 at 4:45 PM Feedback: It appears you have made a power of ten error.

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