Use the orders of magnitude you found in the previous problem to answer the following questions to within an order of magnitude. (d) How many Moon atmospheres would it take to equal the mass of Earth’s atmosphere? (e) How many moons would it take to equal the mass of Earth? (f) How many protons would it take to equal the mass of the Sun?

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Use the orders of magnitude you found in the previous problem to answer the following questions to within an order of magnitude.

(d) How many Moon atmospheres would it take to equal the mass of Earth’s atmosphere?

(e) How many moons would it take to equal the mass of Earth?

(f) How many protons would it take to equal the mass of the Sun?

 

 

 

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1:4 <(To=3)
Se awaev g magnilude = 10"
@ maiu g eaxtAS - 597A
Mass
1:4x 1021
carth -
24
597メ/0
mass
597>3
1025
So, Qrder
majnitude
22
Mais
moon % - 734X10
The
7.34> 3
8o, arder g magnidude :
1023
Earth- moon distance 3.84 X10 m
3.84>3
ander og magnizude =
107
@ the mean Sarth- Sun distance : - 4 56 x10m
1:5 <3
6-3873
orden of magnitude = 1021 =10'
The equitorial
radius
earth 8-6.38 x10°m
6.3873
ordey og magnitude = 10"
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9シ3
@roden og magnilude
O Mass og proton ;- 1'6? X1527
elecron :- 9.11X1 kg
1030
I.67 <3
@rder og magnitude = 10?7
W The mals of Siuni- l99 XI03
* 9く3
ender f magnitude
30
Transcribed Image Text:eauth's tydrosp hexe 1:4 <(To=3) Se awaev g magnilude = 10" @ maiu g eaxtAS - 597A Mass 1:4x 1021 carth - 24 597メ/0 mass 597>3 1025 So, Qrder majnitude 22 Mais moon % - 734X10 The 7.34> 3 8o, arder g magnidude : 1023 Earth- moon distance 3.84 X10 m 3.84>3 ander og magnizude = 107 @ the mean Sarth- Sun distance : - 4 56 x10m 1:5 <3 6-3873 orden of magnitude = 1021 =10' The equitorial radius earth 8-6.38 x10°m 6.3873 ordey og magnitude = 10" ☺ Mass o1 9シ3 @roden og magnilude O Mass og proton ;- 1'6? X1527 elecron :- 9.11X1 kg 1030 I.67 <3 @rder og magnitude = 10?7 W The mals of Siuni- l99 XI03 * 9く3 ender f magnitude 30
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Transcribed Image Text:The Qnd er of magnitude o numben is the number clis the pow en og 10 +that most closely approximates it Theis carder magnitude I value to Scale Cor Size) of a number, To find OrdeH of magnitude of base loganithm I. Inearest integern. is resulting power og lo e auth's Atmos phere Number and take then it round it to 10. 18 5.1x 10 Mass As JTo y 3 5.1>3 so, 18ナ1 19 10 =10 Qnder g magnitude is Moon's Atmosphere :-25000 :- 2.5 X I09 (b) Mass og Mas s o1 2.5 < 3, 50 order 9 q Magnidude is
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