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(a) We feel the warmth of the sunlight but not the pressure on our hands. Explain.
(b) Which out of wavelength, frequency and speed of an electromagnetic wave does not change on passing from one medium to another ?
(c) A thin ozone layer in the upper atmosphere is crucial for humans' survival on earth, why?
(b) Which out of wavelength, frequency and speed of an electromagnetic wave does not change on passing from one medium to another ?
(c) A thin ozone layer in the upper atmosphere is crucial for humans' survival on earth, why?
Solution:
(a) The sun outputs about 1300 watts per square meter ( W ∕ m 2 ) in space near the earth, which gets reduced to around 650 W ∕ m 2 after through the atmosphere. So, the amount of heat is quite realisable.
The forces generated by solar radiation is generally too small to be noticed under everyday life. The radiation pressure of sunlight on earth is equivalent to that exerted by about a thousandth of a gram on an area of 1 square metre. It is approximately10 µ N ∕ m 2 . Hence, it is negligible.
(b) Wavelength and velocity of electromagnetic wave change from one medium to another medium.
(c) Ozone layer absorbs biologically harmful ultraviolet radiation coming from the sun. Hence, it is crucial for humans' survival on earth.
The forces generated by solar radiation is generally too small to be noticed under everyday life. The radiation pressure of sunlight on earth is equivalent to that exerted by about a thousandth of a gram on an area of 1 square metre. It is approximately
(b) Wavelength and velocity of electromagnetic wave change from one medium to another medium.
(c) Ozone layer absorbs biologically harmful ultraviolet radiation coming from the sun. Hence, it is crucial for humans' survival on earth.
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