An anstonomer on a planet orbiting the star Deneb wants to differentiate the reflected light by Earth from the light of the Sun. First, consider the area of Earths disk which reflects the Sun's intercepted light. Second, consider the surface area of a sphere with the same radius as Earths orbit around the Sun. Take the ratio of these two areas. Assume the Earths radius is 6400.0 km and is 1.3 x108 km from the Sun.

An anstonomer on a planet orbiting the star Deneb wants to differentiate the reflected light by Earth from the light of the Sun. First, consider the area of Earths disk which reflects the Sun's intercepted light. Second, consider the surface area of a sphere with the same radius as Earths orbit around the Sun. Take the ratio of these two areas. Assume the Earths radius is 6400.0 km and is 1.3 x108 km from the Sun.

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Chapter16: Electromagnetic Waves

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Problem 47P: The following represents an electromagnetic wave traveling in the direction of the positive y-axis:...

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