This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: If the Earth and all things on the Earth are continually radiating energy, why doesn't everything ... (Read 124 times)

fnuegbu

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 539
If the Earth and all things on the Earth are continually radiating energy, why doesn't everything get progressively colder?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Why do your ears pop when you ascend to higher altitudes? Explain.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

aburgess

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 361
Answer to Question 1

Answer: Objects not only radiate energy they also absorb energy. If an object radiates more energy than it absorbs, it gets cooler. If an object absorbs more energy than it radiates, it gets warmer.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: The air pressure at higher altitudes is less than at the surface. It takes time for your body to adjust to this new pressure, so the air inside your inner ear pushes outward more than the atmosphere pushes inward, giving you that popping feeling.





 

Did you know?

People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.

Did you know?

Historic treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have included gold salts, acupuncture, a diet consisting of apples or rhubarb, nutmeg, nettles, bee venom, bracelets made of copper, prayer, rest, tooth extractions, fasting, honey, vitamins, insulin, snow collected on Christmas, magnets, and electric convulsion therapy.

Did you know?

By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.

Did you know?

Most women experience menopause in their 50s. However, in 1994, an Italian woman gave birth to a baby boy when she was 61 years old.

Did you know?

Eating food that has been cooked with poppy seeds may cause you to fail a drug screening test, because the seeds contain enough opiate alkaloids to register as a positive.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library