The sun continuously radiates energy into space, some of which is intercepted by the earth. the average temperature of the surface of the earth remains about 300k. why doesn't the earth's temperature keep rising as it continues to intercept the sun's energy?

Alow cost, low earth orbit (leo) satellite is to be fabricated at a university, for subsequent launch by rocket. what are the constraints and objectives for selection of a material suitable for the satellite bus (i.e. the structure)? explain each in brief. (15 marks) b)suggest sources of data which could support the selection of materials for applications in space. (5 marks) c) set weights for the objectives listed in (2a) using the digital logic method. (5 marks)

As part of an industrial process, air as an ideal gas at 10 bar, 400k expands at steady state through a valve to a pressure of 4 bar. the mass flow rate of air is 0.5 kg/s. the air then passes through a heat exchanger where it is cooled to a temperature of 295k with negligible change in pressure. the valve can be modeled as a throttling process, and kinetic and potential energy effects can be neglected. (a) for a control volume enclosing the valve and heat exchanger and enough of the local surroundings that the heat transfer occurs at the ambient temperature of 295 k, determine the rate of entropy production, in kw/k. (b) if the expansion valve were replaced by an adiabatic turbine operating isentropically, what would be the entropy production? compare the results of parts (a) and (b) and discuss.

How are the crust and the inner core alike? a) they are both solid. b) they both have the same temperature. c) they are both under the same pressure. d) they are both very close to the center of the earth.