If a 1.0 mm thick piece of plastic sheeting is being placed around a ball to represent 75 percent of themass of Earth's atmosphere, what is the diameter of the ball needed to model Earth? Use1.2756 x 10 km for the Earth's diameter and 12 km for the thickness of 75 percent of the mass ofEarth's atmosphere. Express the answer in standard scientific notation.Dpallx 10cm

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If a 1.0 mm thick piece of plastic sheeting is being placed around a ball to mass of Earth's atmosphere, what is the diameter of the ball needed to mo 1.2756 x 10 km for the Earth's diameter and 12 km for the thickness of 7 Earth's atmosphere. Express the answer in standard scientific notation.

If a 1.0 mm thick piece of plastic sheeting is being placed around a ball to mass of Earth's atmosphere, what is the diameter of the ball needed to mo 1.2756 x 10 km for the Earth's diameter and 12 km for the thickness of 7 Earth's atmosphere. Express the answer in standard scientific notation.

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If a 1.0 mm thick piece of plastic sheeting is being placed around a ball to represent 75 percent of the
mass of Earth's atmosphere, what is the diameter of the ball needed to model Earth? Use
1.2756 x 10 km for the Earth's diameter and 12 km for the thickness of 75 percent of the mass of
Earth's atmosphere. Express the answer in standard scientific notation.
Dpall
x 10
cm

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