The Earth reradiates the energy it receives from the Sun as a black body.  We can calculate the effective temperature of the Earth using the Stefan-Boltzmann equation F = sT4  where we solve for the Temperature T.  We use for the energy flux the amount of energy absorbed per second Le divided by the Earth's surface area from which the energy is radiated 4pd2 so that the flux is = Le/(4pd2).  Here d is the radius of the Earth given above and s is the Stefan-Boltzmann constant.  And the effective temperature is:Te4 = (Le/(4pd2))/s   =    Le/(4spd2)  = __________________ K4and taking the square root of Te4 twice in succession we get the effective Temperature Te:Te  = [Le/(4spd2)]0.25  =  _________________ Kfor the temperature of the effective Earth.  What is the temperature in the Celsius scale?  __________ C.  (Do I need to tell you how to convert from Kelvin to Celsius?  If you don't know look it up in your textbook!!)

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The Earth reradiates the energy it receives from the Sun as a black body.  We can calculate the effective temperature of the Earth using the Stefan-Boltzmann equation F = sT4  where we solve for the Temperature T.  We use for the energy flux the amount of energy absorbed per second Le divided by the Earth's surface area from which the energy is radiated 4pd2 so that the flux is = Le/(4pd2).  Here d is the radius of the Earth given above and s is the Stefan-Boltzmann constant.  And the effective temperature is:Te4 = (Le/(4pd2))/s   =    Le/(4spd2)  = __________________ K4and taking the square root of Te4 twice in succession we get the effective Temperature Te:T = [Le/(4spd2)]0.25  =  _________________ Kfor the temperature of the effective Earth.  What is the temperature in the Celsius scale?  __________ C.  (Do I need to tell you how to convert from Kelvin to Celsius?  If you don't know look it up in your textbook!!)

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Using Stefan-Boltzmann equation

F=sTe4=Le4πd2Te4=Le4πsd2=1370 W/m2πd24π5.67×10-8 W/m2·K4d2=6.040×109 K4

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