In winters, it is often warmer in San Francisco than in nearby Sacramento, 150 km inland. In summers, it is nearly always hotter in Sacramento. Explain how the bodies of water surrounding San Francisco moderate its extreme temperatures.

Q: Northeastern Canada and much of Europe receive about the same amount of sunlight per unit area. Why,…

A: The Gulf stream moves warm water from the Caribbean to Europe’s North Atlantic coast.

Q: A styrofoam cooler has a thickness of 1.10 cm and a total surface area of 2.20 m². If the outside…

A: Given data: Thickness of the cooler, d=1.10 cm =1.10×10-2 m Surface area of the cooler, A=2.20 m2…

Q: In which mode of heat transfer is the convection heat transfer coefficient usually higher, natural…

A: In forced convection the the convective heat transfer coefficient is higher.

Q: Two bodies of different temperature T1 and T2 if brought in thermal contact , do not necessarily…

A: When two bodies of different temperatures T1 and T2 are brought in thermal contact , there is flow…

Q: Loose-fitting white clothing covering most of the body is ideal for desert dwellers, both in the hot…

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Q: What are the main methods of heat transfer from the hot core of Earth to its surface? From Earth’s…

A: The main methods of heat transfer are Radiation Convection Conduction

Q: Calculate the convection heat loss per hour for a nude standing in a 5 m/sec wind. Assume Ts 33C,…

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Q: Can the temperature ever rise with altitude in the real atmosphere?Wouldn’t this cause the air…

A: As the height increases distance from sun decreases due to which temperature increases.

Q: Calculate the amount of heat loss for a 5.08 cm thick glass wall when its temperature changes from…

A: Given, Thickness, t = 5.08 cm = 0.0508 m Temperature changes from 20200C from 400C so ΔT = 200C Time…

Q: Bermuda is about as far north of the equator as North Carolina, but, unlike North Carolina, it has a…

A: Bermuda is an island in the Atlantic Ocean. Because of the relatively large heat capacity of water,…

Q: The Sun has a radius of about 700,000 km and a surface temperature of 5800 K. Assuming it is a…

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Q: Explain why cities situated by the ocean tend to have lessextreme temperatures than inland cities at…

A: The heat capacity of water is much higher than the heat capacity of soil.  This means that oceans…

Q: Iceland, so named to discourage conquest by expanding empires, is not at all ice covered like…

A: The average temperature is just not only depends on the latitude of a certain place it also depends…

Q: Explain why air temperature readings are always takenwith the thermometer in the shade

A: Air temperature is a measure of how hot or cold the air is.

Q: You know that the windows in your warm house get wet on a cold day. But can moisture form on the…

A: On a cooler day, the window surface will be probably cold enough that condensation will form as the…

Q: Everybody knows that warm air rises. So it might seem that the air temperature should be higher at…

A: When air will get warmer, it will rises and expands. As air is expanding, the pressure will be…

Q: What is thermal stress? Give some examples?

A: Thermal stress is the stress created by a change in temperature of a material. They can lead to…

Q: About how many joules of heat energy does it take to cook a pound of pasta? Use reasonable estimates…

A: Given The mass of a pound of pasta is about 0.45 kg To find out how many joules of heat energy does…

Q: Why do you feel uncomfortably warm on a hot and humid day?

A: We feel uncomfortably warm on a humid day because as the humidity increases the rate of evaporation…

Q: Why is the temperature fairly constant for land masses surrounded by large bodies of water?

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Q: Why are cloudy nights generally warmer than clear ones?

A: Cloud is defined as dense texture of moisture molecules present in the atmosphere.

Q: When you step out of a swimming pool on a hot , dry day in the southwest , you feel quite chilly.…

A: When heat flows from our body, we feel chilly.

Q: When still air cools by radiating at night, it is unusual for temperatures to fall below the dew…

A: The temperature of the air drops during night and reaches its dew point after some time. The…

Q: 10. Which of the following is an example of convection? a glass beaker heating up when placed on a…

A: Dear student Convection is mode of heat transfer when heat travels from one place to other through…

Q: Why the climate of a harbour town is more temperate than that of a town in a desert at the same…

A: Reason : The climate of a harbour town is more temperate than that of a town in a desert at the same…

Q: Why do clouds often form above mountain peaks? (Hint: Consider the updrafts.)

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Q: Using a sling psychrometer, you measure the air temperature to be 12°C and the wet-bulb temperature…

A: “Since you have asked multiple questions, we will solve the first question for you. If you want any…

Q: Use eqn. 8.4 (F = σT4) to show why the total flux of solar radiant energy is about 105 times greater…

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Q: Why will clouds tend to form above either a flat or a mountainous island in the middle of the ocean?…

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Q: Consider two walls of a house that are identical except that one is made of 10-cm-thick wood, while…

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Q: Explain why large bodies of water such as Lake Michigan can be quite chilly in early July despite…

A: The Lake Michigan is a larger water body. It has a large mass and large specific hear capacity.

Q: Explain why it is possible to see frost on the ground or on the tops of parked automobiles even…

A: Frost is a layer of ice that forms on surfaces that are at 32°F or below of it.

Q: You put two uncovered pails of water, one containing hot water and one containing cold water,…

A: Answer:-  You put two uncovered pails of water, one containing hot water and one containing cold…

Q: In winter, it is often warmer in San Francisco than in Sacramento, 150 km inland. In summer, it is…

A: The land cools warms faster than the water because the absorption and radiative power of the land is…

Q: A blanket keeps our body warm in winter, but the same blanket can protect ice from melting, Explain…

A: A blanket keeps our body warm in winter, but the same blanket can protect ice from melting because a…

Q: Desert sand is very hot in day and very cool at night. What does this indicate about its specific…

A: The formula of the specific heat:

Q: 1. A 5.2 cm diameter spherical ball whose surface is maintained at a temperature of 71°C is…

A: Assumptions 1 Steady operating conditions exist since the ball surface and the surrounding air and…

Q: If the winds at the latitude of San Francisco and Washington, D.C., were from the east rather than…

A: If the winds were flowing from east rather than from west, the climate in San Francisco would be…

Ideal Gas Law

Ideal gas law states that the product of pressure and volume of a gas directly varies with the product of the number of moles, the universal gas constant, and the temperature of the gas.