To find out how many gallons are released into the ocean in one year, we need to multiply the number of gallons released per second by the number of seconds in a year.
Number of gallons released per second: 5.5 * 10^7 gallons/second
Number of seconds in a year: 3.2 * 10^7 seconds/year.
Multiplying these two numbers:
(5.5 * 10^7 gallons/second) * (3.2 * 10^7 seconds/year) = 1.76 * 10^15 gallons/year.
Therefore, the Amazon River releases approximately 1.76 * 10^15 gallons of water into the Atlantic Ocean every year.
The Amazon River releases 5.5 * 10 ^ 7 gallons of water into the Atlantic Ocean every second. There are about 3.2 * 10 ^ 7 seconds in a year.
How many gallons are released into the ocean in one year? Express your answer with the appropriate number of significant digits.
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