SOLUTION: Using the existing elevation of the Big Island of Hawaii, and an assumed lava flow-rate from the hot spot of 300,000 cubic-meters per second, how long did it take to form the Big I

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Question 245990: Using the existing elevation of the Big Island of Hawaii, and an assumed lava flow-rate from the hot spot of 300,000 cubic-meters per second, how long did it take to form the Big Island of Hawaii? Please show assumptions, formulas, and your calculation.
Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
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What is the area of the island in square meters? Call it A.
What is its average elevation in meters? Call it E.
A*E = volume of the island above sea level in cubic meters.
Divide by 300,000 cubic meters/second to yield the number of seconds.
Convert the seconds to minutes or to hours or to days or to years.