EXERCISE 1.6: The Challenge of Perspective and Visualizing S…
EXERCISE 1.6: The Challenge of Perspective and Visualizing Scale The enormous difference in size between ourselves and our planet gives us a limited perspective on large-scale features and makes understanding major Earth processes challenging. To appreciate this challenge, consider the relative sizes of familiar objects (use Appendix 1.1 in your lab manual for conversions): Left image p. 16 Relative sizes of a dog and a flea. Right image p. 16 Relative sizes of the Earth and a tall geologist. Part 3a If the bar representing the flea is 13mm long, how long would the bar representing the dog have to be if the dog were shown at the same scale as the flea?
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