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3 years ago

What happens to solar radiation when it is absorbed

Physics

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Zanzabum3 years ago

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Answer:

Absorbed sunlight is balanced by heat radiated from Earth's surface and atmosphere. ... The atmosphere radiates heat equivalent to 59 percent of incoming sunlight; the surface radiates only 12 percent. In other words, most solar heating happens at the surface, while most radiative cooling happens in the atmosphere

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4 years ago

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A particle is projected with velocity v0 directly up a slope which makes an angle α with the horizontal. Assume frictionless mot

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a)T total = 2*Voy/(g*sin( α ))

b)α = 0º , T total≅∞ (the particle, goes away horizontally indefinitely)

α = 90º, T total=2*Voy/g

Explanation:

Velocity in the Y axis:

Voy=Vo*sinα

Time to reach the maximal height :

Kinematics equation: Vfy=Voy-at

a=g*sinα ; g is gravity

if Vfy=0 ⇒ t=T ; time to reach the maximal height

so:

0=Voy-g*sin( α )*T

T=Voy/(g*sin( α ))

Time required to return to the starting point:

After the object reaches its maximum height, the object descends to the starting point, the time it descends is the same as the time it rises.

So T total= 2T = 2*Voy/(g*sin( α ))

α = 0º , sinα=0

The particle goes totally horizontal, goes away indefinitely

T total= 2*Voy/(g*sin( α )) ≅∞

α = 90º, sinα=1

T total=2*Voy/g

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