subject
Physics, 20.09.2020 09:01 mmaglaya1

On December 26, 2004, a violent earthquake of magnitude 9.1 occurred off the coast of Sumatra. This quake triggered a huge tsunami (similar to a tidal wave) that killed more than 150,000 people. Scientists observing the wave on the open ocean measured the time between crests to be 1.0 h and the speed of the wave to be 800 km/h. Computer models of the evolution of this enormous wave showed that it bent around the continents and spread to all the oceans of the earth. When the wave reached the gaps between continents, it diffracted between them as through a slit. (a) What was the wavelength of this tsunami? (b) The distance between the southern tip of Africa and northern Antarctica is about 4500 km, while the distance between the southern end of Australia and Antarctica is about 3700 km. As an approximation, we can model this wave’s behavior by using Fraunhofer diffraction. Find the smallest angle away from the central maximum for which the waves would cancel after going through each of these continental gaps.

ansver
Answers: 2

Other questions on the subject: Physics

image
Physics, 21.06.2019 16:10, dooboose15
Alow cost, low earth orbit (leo) satellite is to be fabricated at a university, for subsequent launch by rocket. what are the constraints and objectives for selection of a material suitable for the satellite bus (i. e. the structure)? explain each in brief. (15 marks) b)suggest sources of data which could support the selection of materials for applications in space. (5 marks) c) set weights for the objectives listed in (2a) using the digital logic method. (5 marks)
Answers: 1
image
Physics, 22.06.2019 09:30, looloo273
Asap i'm in class rn a 1,000-kg car is traveling 20 m/s on a flat stretch of road. it gets to a hill and coasts uphill until it stops. how high up the hill does the car travel? givens: equation: 1/2mv2initial=mghfinal solve for h. plug & chug, label.
Answers: 2
image
Physics, 23.06.2019 01:30, chafinh1811
Six pendulums of mass mand length las shown are released from rest at the same angle theta from vertical. rank the pendulums according to the numberof complete cycles of motion each pendulum goes through perminute. a. l= 1m m=2kg b. l= 4m m=1 kg c. l= 2 m m= 2 kg d. l= 1 m m= 4 kg e. l= 2 m m = 4 kg f. l= 4m m = 4kg
Answers: 3
image
Physics, 23.06.2019 02:30, SithLeo
Abox is sliding on a frictionless surface when it suddenly begins to rain heavily. if the downpour of rainfall falls vertically into the box
Answers: 1
You know the right answer?
On December 26, 2004, a violent earthquake of magnitude 9.1 occurred off the coast of Sumatra. This...

Questions in other subjects: