Coxy123 Posted March 17 Posted March 17 A top of a mountain has snow because the atmosphere is less dense at altitude , therefore there is less atmospheric resistance ! Yes ?
Bufofrog Posted March 17 Posted March 17 27 minutes ago, Coxy123 said: A top of a mountain has snow because the atmosphere is less dense at altitude , therefore there is less atmospheric resistance ! Yes ? No.
Coxy123 Posted March 17 Author Posted March 17 9 minutes ago, Bufofrog said: No. Light in a vacuum travels at c, light slows down passing through a medium because the medium resists /opposes the lights travel . The Earths atmosphere is a medium , it opposes the lights travel . At altitude the atmosphere is less dense therefore it has less resistance . The answer is yes ! Heat is a product of atmospheric resistance and that is why a fire does not burn in a vacuum because there is no atmospheric resistance . But anyway , the earth is losing atmosphere into space and by removing the green houses gases we have even less atmospheric resistance . This allows for light to travel faster to the surface of the earth from the sun and has speeded up the process of light propagation that is creating the heat . The suns incident rays current in space is cold , it only becomes heated when there is current resistance and/or an inverted current . I.e The ground gets heated and then creates a current the opposite direction to the incident current creating denser propagation (heat) . Without atmosphere there is no heat , the atmosphere propagates the light . This is a world emergency post by the way , you really should try to understand .
Sensei Posted March 17 Posted March 17 44 minutes ago, Coxy123 said: This is a world emergency post by the way , you really should try to understand . ..everyone here understands that your understanding of physics and chemistry is petty.. 47 minutes ago, Coxy123 said: and that is why a fire does not burn in a vacuum because there is no atmospheric resistance . ..doesn't burn because there is no Oxygen. Rockets have Oxygen in their fuel tanks, so..
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