Table of Contents
- 1 How do you calculate surface temperature?
- 2 What determines the surface temperature of a planet?
- 3 What is the meaning of surface temperature?
- 4 Which planet has the highest surface temperature?
- 5 What determines the temperature?
- 6 How can we determine the temperature of a star or surface of a planet quizlet?
How do you calculate surface temperature?
2) surface heat flux equation: H = r. c (Ts – T) / r, where r is the density of air, c its specific heat, and r is the diffusion resistance between the surface and the air.
What is Jupiter’s temperature on the surface?
With an average temperature of minus 234 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 145 degrees Celsius), Jupiter is frigid even in its warmest weather. Unlike Earth, whose temperature varies as one moves closer to or farther from the equator, Jupiter’s temperature depends more on height above the surface.
What determines the surface temperature of a planet?
The surface temperature of a terrestrial planet is determined by how much energy the planet receives from the Sun and how quickly it radiates that solar energy back to space. As described in a later section, a terrestrial planet’s interior temperature is determined by its size.
How do you measure the surface temperature of a star?
To get a stellar temperature:
- Measure the brightness of a star through two filters and compare the ratio of red to blue light.
- Compare to the spectra of computer models of stellar spectra of different temperature and develop an accurate color-temperature relation.
What is the meaning of surface temperature?
Surface temperature is the temperature at or near a surface. Specifically, it may refer to: Surface air temperature, the temperature of the air near the surface of the earth. Sea surface temperature, the temperature of water close to the ocean’s surface. Surface temperature of a star, often the effective temperature.
How do you calculate heat transfer from surface temperature?
The rate of heat transfer between two surfaces is equal to the temperature difference divided by the total thermal resistance between two surfaces.
Which planet has the highest surface temperature?
Venus
The greenhouse effect on Venus causes the temperatures at its surface to reach 864 degrees Fahrenheit (462 degrees Celsius), making Venus the hottest planet in the entire Solar System!
What is the surface of Jupiter made of?
Jupiter is made up almost entirely of hydrogen and helium. On the surface of Jupiter–and on Earth–those elements are gases. However inside Jupiter, hydrogen can be a liquid, or even a kind of metal.
What determines the temperature?
Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles of a substance. The higher the temperature of an object, the higher is its kinetic energy. Kinetic energy is a type of energy associated with motion.
How is the surface temperature of Venus calculated?
Putting in the numbers (a=0.6, Tsun=5770K, Rsun=7×105 km, D=0.72 AU) we get the equilibrium temperature of Venus = 260 K. The surface temperature of Venus = 740 K. Whoa!
How can we determine the temperature of a star or surface of a planet quizlet?
What is the sequence in order of decreasing temperature? The way astronomers determine the surface temperature of a star which is determined by the spectral lines present in a stars spectrum.
How does Wien’s law calculate surface temperature?
Find the peak wavelength of a solar spectrum. It’s approximately λmax = 501.7 nm (or 5.017 * 10⁻⁷ m in the scientific notation). Transform the Wien’s law formula to obtain the temperature: T = b / λmax = 2.8977719 mm * K / 501.7 nm = 5776 K .