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How much solar energy is received by earth's atmosphere per second per square meter?
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Why is it important that a satellite be above Earths atmosphere?
Please remember that close to Earth's surface, a satellite must move at a speed of about 7900 meters/second. If it is inside the Earth's atmosphere, the force of friction will make the satellite lose energy. As a result, it will soon crash to the Earth's surface.
What is the speed to escape earths atmosphere?
Approximately 11.2 Kilometers per second, or about 33 times the speed of sound. However, at about 9000 kilometers above the earth, it is slightly less than 7.1 kps.
What is in stroposphere?
The stroposphere is the second layer of the atmosphere.
What is the atmosphere mainly made up of?
Nitrogen. Oxygen comes in second.
How much energy does the sun produce every second?
The sun produces 4 billion kilograms of energy per second..
What is the earths second layer of earths atmosphere?
STRATOSPHERE
The second layer of the earths atmosphere?
The second layer of the Earth's atmosphere is called Stratosphere.
What is the common gas in earths atmosphere?
Nitrogen makes up most of our atmosphere. Second is Oxygen.
What is the middle layer of earths atmosphere?
OZONE Layer
Why is it important that a satellite be above Earths atmosphere?
Please remember that close to Earth's surface, a satellite must move at a speed of about 7900 meters/second. If it is inside the Earth's atmosphere, the force of friction will make the satellite lose energy. As a result, it will soon crash to the Earth's surface.
What is second major layer of earths atmosphere?
From on top of us: Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.
What gases made up Earths second atmosphere?
a comit zoomed past our eath, the comets tail left behind gasses in our atmosphere thuse forming the continents
What is the incoming solar energy wattage per sqm per second?
Outside the atmosphere it is about 1,366 watts per square meter. Note that this is not "per second"; watt is a unit of power, so the "per second" is already implied. Watt means joules per second. On the Earth's surface, the amount of radiation received depends - among other things - on how high you are, and how clear the atmosphere is.
Why do meteors burn in the atmosphere?
When they crash into the atmosphere with anywhere between 10 and 70 kilometers/second, there is a lot of energy involved.
The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is oxygen?
Nitrogen (N2) is the most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere having percent volume of 78.8 compare to Oxygen 20.95 %, which falls on the second place after Nitrogen.
What would be the amount of energy from the sun to hit the earths surface on a clear day the amount in 1 second?
Outside the atmosphere, the power that hits Earth's surface is about 1.361 kilowatts per square meter; for the entire Earth, the power is about 1.740×1017 Watts. (Reminder: 1 watt = 1 joule / second.) This is the amount outside the atmosphere; how much reaches the Earth will depends on clouds, etc, but ideally, about 2/3 of this power should reach the surface.
What is the energy content of one square centimeter of sunlight?
This should be measured, not in energy units, but in power units (energy/time). In SI units, 1 watt = 1 joule/second. The solar radiation at the top of the atmosphere - that is, outside the atmosphere - is roughly 1.36 kW/m2, or 1360 watts/m2. You can divide that by 10,000 to convert it to power per square centimeter. At the surface, the actual amount of power received can vary greatly, depending on the altitude (at sea level, there is more atmosphere overhead to absorb the sunlight), the time of day, the amount of clouds, etc.
