If the insolation of the Sun shining on asphalt is  7.3  ×  102 W/m2,  what is the change in temperature of a  1.5 m2  by  5.0 cm  thick layer of asphalt in  1.0 hr?  (Assume the albedo of the asphalt is 0.12, the specific heat of asphalt is  0.22 cal/g · ° C,  and the density of asphalt is  2.3 g/cm3.)

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If the insolation of the Sun shining on asphalt is 
7.3 
×
 102 W/m2,
 what is the change in temperature of a 
1.5 m2
 by 
5.0 cm
 thick layer of asphalt in 
1.0 hr?
 (Assume the albedo of the asphalt is 0.12, the specific heat of asphalt is 
0.22 cal/g
·
°
C,
 and the density of asphalt is 
2.3 g/cm3.)

 

2. If the insolation of the Sun shining on seawater is 

8.7 
×
 102 W/m2,

 what is the change in temperature of a 

2.0 m2

 by 

19.0 cm

 thick layer of seawater at the surface in 

2.0 hr?

 (Assume the albedo of the seawater is 0.4, the specific heat of seawater is 

0.92 cal/g
·
°
C,

 and the density of seawater is 

1.03 g/cm3.)


 

Δ

T = 

3. If a 
2.0 mm
 thick piece of plastic sheeting is being placed around a ball to represent 
50 percent
 of the mass of Earth's atmosphere, what is the diameter of the ball needed to model Earth? Use 
1.2756 
×
 104 km
 for the Earth's diameter and 
5.6 km
 for the thickness of 
50 percent
 of the mass of Earth's atmosphere. Express the answer in standard scientific notation.
 
Dball = 
 
 
×
 10
 
 cm
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