Assignment 5 - Insolation and Temperature

This Assignment covers material in Canvas Sections 3.2 - 3.5. It will be due after we complete Section 3.5.  You  should work on questions 3 through 8, however, immediately after finishing Canvas Section 3.2 while this information is still fresh in your mind.  Questions 1, 2, 9 and 10 are covered in Sections 3.3 -3.5. Here is analema

1.  Which of the 3 modes of energy transfer (conduction, convection or radiation) is the BEST choice for each of the following

a.   Billowing Clouds:

b.  Frying eggs in a pan:

c.  Sand at the beach too hot to walk on:

2.  Which has a higher albedo; rough water or smooth water (This is tricky - think about your own          experience at a beach or lake)?

3.  How many times during the year are noon sun's rays at a 90° angle for a location at 16°N?

Please give me the date (or dates) on which this occurs.

4.  What is the angle of the noon sun with respect to the horizon at a latitude of 38.5°N on June 22?

5.  What is the angle of the noon sun with respect to the horizon at 85°S on December 22?

6.  What is the angle of the noon sun with respect to the horizon at 80°S on June 22?

7. What is the angle of the noon sun with respect to the horizon at 73°N on November 10?

8. What is the angle of the noon sun with respect to the horizon at 7°N  on September 5?

9.  Convert 150°C to Fahrenheit.

10. Convert -40°F to Celsius.