Oceans absorb much of the incident solar radiation

What will be an ideal response?


Because about three-quarters of Earth's surface is ocean, the oceans absorb about
three-quarters of the solar radiation.

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A 2.0 kg ball is moving at 4.0 m/s WEST. The momentum of the ball is

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A certain Carnot heat pump transfers energy from the outside of a house, where the temperature is -15°C, to the inside of a room where the temperature is 21°C

If this heat pump runs off of electricity, what is the minimum rate at which it uses electrical energy to deliver 150 W to the inside room?

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