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3 years ago

How does the position of the Sun in the sky affect the intensity of sunlight striking Earth's surface?

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2 answers:

Goshia [24]3 years ago

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Answer:

First, the surface that the sun faces is almost always the same, but it changes the "position" during the lapse of a day.

Now, if we have a fixed position, as the day phases the effective area that the sun "sees" changes.

For example at the beginning of the day, the sun only sees an ellipse, when the sun is right above the area, the sun sees a surface like a circle, and as the sun starts to go away the surface turns again into an ellipse.

you can see this as holding a ball with a region painted on it and start to rotate the ball, you will see that in some positions you will not see the painted region, and as you rotate it you will start seeing a little part, then the whole part, then a little part again, and so on, where in this case your vision represents the sunlight, and the painted region is the fixed area of the planet.

evablogger [386]3 years ago

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The Sun's position has a great impact on how much light reaches the surface. Such as at noon, the Sun has the least amount of gas light has to pass through. Meanwhile at dawn/dusk, it has a thicker layer of gas the light has to puncture.

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This is a perfect opportunity to stuff all that data into the general equation for the height of an object that has some initial height, and some initial velocity, when it is dropped into free fall.

   H(t) = (H₀) + (v₀ T) + (1/2 a T²)

Height at any time 'T' after the drop =

(initial height) +
      (initial velocity) x (T) +
   (1/2) x (acceleration) x (T²) .

For the balloon problem ...

-- We have both directions involved here, so we have to define them:

   Upward = the positive direction

   Initial height = +150 m
   Initial velocity = + 3 m/s

   Downward = the negative direction

   Acceleration (of gravity) = -9.8 m/s²

Height when the bag hits the ground = 0 .

   H(t) = (H₀) + (v₀ T) + (1/2 a T²)

   0 = (150m) + (3m/s T) + (1/2 x -9.8 m/s² x T²)

   -4.9 T² + 3T + 150 = 0

Use the quadratic equation:

   T = (-1/9.8) [ -3 plus or minus √(9 + 2940) ]

   = (-1/9.8) [ -3 plus or minus 54.305 ]

   = (-1/9.8) [ 51.305 or -57.305 ]

      T = -5.235 seconds or 5.847 seconds .

(The first solution means that the path of the sandbag is part of
the same path that it would have had if it were launched from the
ground 5.235 seconds before it was actually dropped from balloon
while ascending.)

Concerning the maximum height ... I don't know right now any other
easy way to do that part without differentiating the big equation.
So I hope you've been introduced to a little bit of calculus.

H(t) = (H₀) + (v₀ T) + (1/2 a T²)

   H'(t) = v₀ + a T

The extremes of 'H' (height) correspond to points where h'(t) = 0 .

Set    v₀ + a T = 0

+3 - 9.8 T = 0

Add 9.8 to each side: 3   = 9.8 T

Divide each side by 9.8 :   T = 0.306 second

That's the time after the drop when the bag reaches its max altitude.

Oh gosh ! I could have found that without differentiating.

- The bag is released while moving UP at 3 m/s .

- Gravity adds 9.8 m/s of downward speed to that every second.
So the bag reaches the top of its arc, runs out of gas, and starts
falling, after
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At the beginning of that time, it's moving up at 3 m/s.
At the end of that time, it's moving with zero vertical speed).
Average speed during that 0.306 second = (1/2) (3 + 0) = 1.5 m/s .

Distance climbed during that time = (average speed) x (time)

   = (1.5 m/s) x (0.306 sec)

   = 0.459 meter (hardly any at all)

   But it was already up there at 150 m when it was released.

It climbs an additional 0.459 meter, topping out at 150.459 m,
then turns and begins to plummet earthward, where it plummets
to its ultimate final 'plop' precisely 5.847 seconds after its release.

We can only hope and pray that there's nobody standing at
Ground Zero at the instant of the plop.

I would indeed be remiss if were to neglect, in conclusion,
to express my profound gratitude for the bounty of 5 points
that I shall reap from this work. The moldy crust and tepid
cloudy water have been delicious, and will not soon be forgotten.

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