All categories

2 years ago

Explain why air masses do not mix

1 answer:

3 0

Different densities have to have a reason - different pressure and/or humidity etc. If there is a different pressure, there is a mechanical force that preserves the pressure difference: think about the cyclones that have a lower pressure in the center. The cyclones rotate in the right direction and the cyclone may be preserved by the Coriolis force.

If the two air masses differ by humidity, the mixing will almost always lead to precipitation - which includes a phase transition for water etc. It's because the vapor from the more humid air mass gets condensed under the conditions of the other. You get some rain. In general, intense precipitation, thunderstorms, and other visible isolated weather events are linked to weather fronts.

At any rate, a mixing of two air masses is a nontrivial, violent process in general. That's why the boundary is called a "front". In the military jargon, a front is the contested frontier of a conflict. So your idea that the air masses could mix quickly and peacefully - whatever you exactly mean quantitatively - either neglects the inertia of the air, a relatively low diffusion coefficient, a low thermal conductivity, and/or high latent heat of water vapor. A front is something that didn't disappear within minutes so pretty much tautologically, there must be forces that make such a quick disappearance impossible.

You might be interested in

Lawson's criterion states that the product of ion density and confinement time must exceed a certain number before a break-even

LekaFEV [45]

According to Lawson's criterion, the outcome is determined by the product of ion density and confinement time because the temperature must be maintained for a sufficient confinement time and with a sufficient ion thickness to obtain a net gain of power from a fusion reaction.

<h3>What are Lawson's criterion?</h3>

The overall conditions that must be met in order to produce more energy than is required for plasma heating are usually expressed in terms of the product of ion density and confinement time, a condition known as Lawson's criterion.

In nuclear fusion devices, confinement time is defined as the amount of time the plasma is kept at a temperature above the critical ignition temperature.

Even at temperatures high enough to overcome the coulomb barrier to nuclear fusion, a critical density of ions must be maintained in order to achieve a net yield of energy from the reaction.

Because the density required for a net energy yield is correlated with the confinement time for hot plasma, the minimum condition for a productive fusion reaction is typically stated in terms of the product of ion density and confinement time, which is known as Lawson's criterion.

To learn more about Lawson's criterion, refer:

brainly.com/question/28303495

#SPJ4

7 0

1 year ago

Match the following. Column A 1. Torque 2. Centre of gravity 3. Plumb line Column B A. Line of centre of gravity B. Maximum cons

gregori [183]

Answer:

1. Torque → F. Study of forces

2. C.O.G → D. Point of action of weight.

3. Plumb line → A. Line of C.O.G

8 0

3 years ago

When a falling meteoroid is at a distance above the earth's surface of 2.60 times the earth's radius, what is its acceleration d

Mice21 [21]

The gravitational acceleration at any distance r is given by

$g= \frac{GM}{r^2}$

where G is the gravitational constant, M the Earth's mass and r is the distance measured from the center of the Earth.

The Earth's radius is $r_e=6.37 \cdot 10^6 m$ , so the meteoroid is located at a distance of:

$r=r_e+2.60 r_e =3.60 r_e = 2.29 \cdot 10^7 m$

And by substituting this value into the previous formula, we can find the value of g at that altitude:

$g= \frac{GM}{r^2} = \frac{(6.67 \cdot 10^{-11} m^3 kg^{-1} s^{-2})(5.97 \cdot 10^{24} kg)}{(2.29 \cdot 10^7 m)^2} =0.75 m/s^2$

5 0

3 years ago

Read 2 more answers

A car starts from rest and after 20 seconds it's velocity becomes 108km find the acceleration of the car

andre [41]

Answer:

1.5 km/s²

Explanation:

Given that:

a car starts from rest; it means the initial velocity (u) = 0 km/hr = 0 m/s

after time (t) = 20 seconds

the final velocity = 108 km/hr = 30 m/s

The acceleration (a) of the car can be determined by using the formula:

$a = \dfrac{v-u}{t}$

$a = \dfrac{30\ m/s -0 \ m/s}{20 \ s}$

$a = \dfrac{30 \ m/s}{20 \ s}$

a = 1.5 km/s²

7 0

3 years ago

A capacitor is connected across an ac source. Suppose the frequency of the source is doubled. What happens to the capacitive rea

fgiga [73]

The capacitive reactance is reduced by a factor of 2.

<h3>Calculation:</h3>

We know the capacitive reactance is given as,

$Xc = \frac{1}{2\pi fC}$

where,

$Xc\\$ = capacitive reactance

f = frequency

C = capacitance

It is given that frequency is doubled, i.e.,

f' = 2f

To find,

$Xc$ =?

$Xc' = \frac{1}{2\pi f'C}$

$= \frac{1}{2\pi 2f C}$

$= \frac{1}{2} (\frac{1}{2\pi fC} )\\$

$Xc' = \frac{1}{2} Xc$

Therefore, the capacitive reactance is reduced by a factor of 2.

I understand the question you are looking for is this:

A capacitor is connected across an AC source. Suppose the frequency of the source is doubled. What happens to the capacitive reactant of the inductor?

The capacitive reactance is doubled.
The capacitive reactance is traduced by a factor of 4.
The capacitive reactance remains constant.
The capacitive reactance is quadrupled.
The capacitive reactance is reduced by a factor of 2.

Learn more about capacitive reactance here:

brainly.com/question/23427243

#SPJ4

3 0

1 year ago