ENERGY BUDGET AND HABITABILITY

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Topic: Energy Budget and Habitability (CIP3)

Course Code#VW55176

Deadline : 5 to 10 hours

Topic

Energy Budget and Habitability (CIP3)
Subject Physics
Number of pages 1
Spacing Single

Type of Work Writing from scratch

Type of Paper Essay

Paper Format APA
Comments

the estimation of work is needed here
Paper details

Activity Description
1. Go to:
i. http://science-edu.larc.nasa.gov/energy_budget/ and review.  Focus on the Earth’s Energy Budget diagram.
ii. Please conduct informational research on Habitable Zones. You can also use: http://astro.unl.edu/naap/habitablezones/animations/stellarHabitableZone.html .  From this simulator, you can go back and read some of the Main Content under Habitable Zones. Regardless, do some research on Habitable Zones. If the simulator does not show on the browser you are using, then try a different browser.
2. Refer to the Earth’s Energy Budget diagram above and describe your understanding of it. Follow the numbers used and describe how they add up or don’t add up. Be thorough and specific. Use the numbers in your response.
3. In referencing the Earth’s Energy Budget diagram, someone might state, “The heat exchanges are in balance: the heat gained by the Earth through solar radiation equals the heat lost through thermal radiation.” What is meant by this statement? What NSCI100 concepts are being used here? Explain.
4. Now make connections among the Earth’s Energy Budget diagram, the Habitable Zone information and the Vital Signs of Planet Earth by discussing what you think the impact on planet Earth would be for each of these three conditions if each condition was sustained for a significant amount of time :
i. The heat gained by the Earth through solar radiation equals the heat lost through thermal radiation.
ii. The heat gained by the Earth through solar radiation is less than the heat lost through thermal radiation.
iii. The heat gained by the Earth through solar radiation is more than the heat lost through thermal radiation.
In addressing this culminating question, you should at least:
a. Conduct informational research on the topic. Summarize the results of this literature search and include references.