Power Waves Q1

One of the moons of Jupiter, Europa, has shown evidence of water plumes coming from its surface. Europa is \( {{ params.r_sun_europa }} \times 10^{11}\) \(\rm{m}\) from the sun, while Earth is \( {{ params.r_sun_earth }} \times 10^{11}\) \(\rm{m}\) from the sun.

Part 1

Compare the intensity of solar radiation reaching the Earth \(I\_{Earth}\) to the solar radiation reaching Europa \(I\_{Europa}\).

\(\frac{I\_{Earth}}{I\_{Europa}} =\)

Answer Section

• 5.00

• 27.0

• 5.2

• 0.037

• 0.19

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