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Which of the following is a source of thermal energy that is absorbed by Earth's atmosphere?

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Mazyrski [523]3 years ago

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Answer:

100% of the energy entering earth's atmosphere comes from the sun. ~50% of the incoming energy is absorbed by the earth's surface i.e. the land and oceans.

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Now the unknown is h, height and we make it the subject of the expression to make for easy calculation.

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$F = kx\\\\k =\frac{F}{x}\\\\where \ F = mg\\\\k = \frac{mg}{x}\\\\given \ that:\\\\mass \ of \ each \ wheel = 425 \ kg\\\\x = 7.7cm = 0.077 m\\\\g = 9.8 \ m/s^2\\\\Then;\\\\k = \frac{425 \ kg * 9.8 \ m/s^2}{0.077 \ m}\\\\k = 5.409*10^4 \ N/m$

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3 years ago

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We can find vx using the following trigonometric rule of a right triangle:

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