The Earth Has a Mass Of $5.98 \times 10 ^ { 24 } \mathrm {~kg}$

question 11

Short Answer

The Earth has a mass of $5.98 \times 10 ^ { 24 } \mathrm {~kg}$ and an average radius of $6.37 \times 10 ^ { 6 } \mathrm {~m}$ . What is the density of the Earth? a. $3500 { \mathrm { kg } } / \mathrm { m } ^ { 3 }$

b. $5500 { \mathrm { kg } } / \mathrm { m } ^ { 3 }$

c. $7500 { \mathrm { kg } / \mathrm { m } ^ { 3 } }$

d. $10000 { \mathrm { kg } } / \mathrm { m } ^ { 3 }$

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