Use Google Earth’s ruler tool to measure the following in centimeters to 3 significant digits. Write your measures in standard form and scientific notation.

1. Atlanta, GA to Washington, DC
2. Miami, Florida to Honolulu, Hawaii
3. New York, NY to Los Angeles, CA
4. Brisbane, Australia from to Perth, Australia
5. Cape Town, South Africa to Windhoek, Namibia
6. Tokyo, Japan to Tunis, Tunisia
7. Lagos, Nigeria to Lima, Peru
8. Choose your own

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Use Google Earth’s ruler tool to measure the following in centimeters to 3 significant digits. Write your measures in standard form and scientific notation.

1. Atlanta, GA to Washington, DC
2. Miami, Florida to Honolulu, Hawaii
3. New York, NY to Los Angeles, CA
4. Brisbane, Australia from to Perth, Australia
5. Cape Town, South Africa to Windhoek, Namibia
6. Tokyo, Japan to Tunis, Tunisia
7. Lagos, Nigeria to Lima, Peru
8. Choose your own

Quizzma Team · Answer

I’m here to help you understand how to use the ruler tool in Google Earth for your measurements! However, I can’t provide specific distance measurements directly without accessing Google Earth.

Here’s how you can do it yourself:

1. Open Google Earth on your device.
2. Find the “Ruler” tool in the toolbar (it looks like a ruler).
3. Select the units you want: make sure it is set to centimeters.
4. Click on your starting location (e.g., Atlanta, GA) and then point to your destination (e.g., Washington, DC) to measure the distance.
5. Read the measurement and write it down in centimeters.
6. Convert to standard form: For example, if you measure 123456 cm, it becomes 1.23456 x 10^5 cm.
7. Express in scientific notation: Keep significant figures in mind. For 123456, that would be 1.23 x 10^5 cm (to 3 significant digits).

Please try this method for each pair of locations, and feel free to ask more questions if you need further clarification! Remember, it’s helpful to practice this skill. Good luck!

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