Lab #6: SOLAR ENERGYundefinedPurposeundefinedTo find the daily amount of solar energy reaching the earth’s surface and relate it to the daily amount of solar energy falling on an average house.undefinedRequired Equipment/Suppliesundefined2 Styrofoam (plastic foam) cupplastic wrapundefinedGraduated cylinderrubber bandundefinedWaterthermometer (Celsius)undefinedBlue and green food coloringmeterstickundefinedProcedureundefinedStep 1:Fill a Styrofoam cup, adding small equal amounts of blue and green food coloring to the water until it is dark (and a better absorber of solar energy).Then measure and record the amount of “Water” in your cup.undefinedVolume of water = __________undefinedMass of water = ____________undefinedNest the cup in a second Styrofoam cup (for better insulation).undefinedStep 2:Measure the water temperature and record it.Cover the cup with plastic wrap sealed with a rubber band.undefinedInitial water temperature = __________undefinedStep 3:Put the cup in the sunlight for 10 minutes.undefinedStep 4:Remove the plastic wrap.Stir the water in the cup gently with the thermometer, and record the final water temperature.undefinedFinal water temperature = ___________undefinedStep 5:Find the difference in the temperature of the water before and after it was set in the sun.undefinedTemperature difference = ___________undefinedStep 6:Measure and record the diameter in centimeters of the top of the cup.Compute the surface area of the top of the cup in square centimeters.undefinedDiameter = ________________ cmundefinedSurface area of water = _____________cm2undefinedundefinedundefinedStep 7:Compute the energy in calories that was collected in the cup.You may assume that the specific heat of the mixture is the same as the specific heat of water.Show your work.undefinedEnergy = _____________________ calundefinedStep 8:Compute the solar energy flux, the energy collected per square centimeter per minute.Show your work.undefinedA typical value obtained for the solar energy flux is 1.1 cal/cm2.min.undefinedSolar energy flux = _________________ cal/cm2.minundefinedStep 9:Compute how much solar energy reaches each square meter of the earth per minute at your present time and location.Show your work.(Hint: there are 10 000 cm2 in 1 m2.)undefinedSince there are 10 000 cm2 in 1 m2 , the solar energy flux obtained in Step 8 should be multiplied by 10 000 cm2/m2.A typical value would be 11 000 cal/m2.min.undefinedundefinedSolar energy flux = _________________ cal/cm2.minundefinedStep 10:Use your data to compute the rate at which solar energy falls on a flat 6-m by 12-m roof located in your area at the time when you make your measurement.Obtain the answer first in calories per second, then in watts.Show your work.undefinedThe area of a 6-m by 12-m roof is 72 m2.This is them nukltiplied by the number of calories per square meter per minute obtained in Step 9.That quanitity is then divided by 60 s/min.A typical value is 1.1 x 104 cal/s.Finally, this is multiplied by 4.18 J/cal to give the power in J/s, or watts (W).A typical value is 45 000 W, or 45 kW, which is larger than the power likely to be consumed within the house.undefinedSolar power received by roof = __________ cal/sundefinedSolar power received by roof = __________ WundefinedHow does this solar power compare with typical power consumption within the house?undefinedANALYSIS/CONCLUSIONundefinedundefinedScientists have measured the amount of solar energy flux outside our atmosphere to be 2 calories per square centimeter per minute on an area perpendicular to the direction of the sun’s rays.This energy flux is called solar constant.Only 1.5 calories per square centimeter per minute reaches the earth’s surface after passing through the atmosphere.What factors could affect the amount of sunlight reaching the earth’s surface and decrease the flux of colar energy that you measure?
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