To find the number of gallons released into the ocean in one year, we need to multiply the amount of water released per second by the number of seconds in a year.
The amount of water released per second is 5.5 x 10^7 gallons.
The number of seconds in a year is 3.2 x 10^7 seconds.
Multiplying these two values gives us:
5.5 x 10^7 gallons/second * 3.2 x 10^7 seconds/year = 1.76 x 10^15 gallons/year.
Therefore, there are approximately 1.76 x 10^15 gallons of water released into the ocean in one year.
The Amazon River releases 5.5 x 10^7 gallons of water into the Atlantic Ocean every second. There are about 3.2 x 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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