How deep would the ocean be if the solid earth formed a perfect sphere?

Subject: How deep would the ocean be if the solid earth formed a perfect sphere?

Date: Mon Apr 28 01:55:46 1997
Posted by Greg Houck
Grade level: teacher/prof
School: Teacher, St. John's Elementary School
City: Leonia State/Province: NJ
Country: usa
Area of science: Earth Sciences
ID: 862210546.Es

Message:

What I'm asking is that if the solid part of the earth were 
formed into a perfect sphere (no valleys, mountains, trenches,
etc.) then, I presume, the ocean would be a uniform depth.  
How deep would this be?

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