USAAAO 2019, I кръг — Задача 5
USAAAO National Astronomy Olympiad First Round 01/26/2019-02/01/2019 · 26 януари 2019 г. · 1 т.
Указания
This exam contains 8 pages and 30 questions. Each question is worth 1 point, so there are 30 points total. Students MUST take the exam between 01/26/2019-02/01/2019. Proctors must scan students’ responses by 11:59 pm PST on 02/01/2019.
PHYSICAL AND ASTRONOMICAL CONSTANTS
| c | Speed of light in vacuo | |
| e | Elementary charge | |
| m | Neutron rest mass | |
| m | Proton rest mass | |
| m | Electron rest mass | |
| h | Planck’s constant | |
| Dirac’s constant () | ||
| k | Boltzmann’s constant | |
| G | Gravitational constant | |
| Stefan-Boltzmann constant | ||
| c | First Radiation Constant () | |
| c | Second Radiation Constant () | |
| Permittivity of free space | ||
| Permeability of free space | ||
| N | Avogadro constant | |
| R | Gas constant | |
| a | Bohr radius | |
| Bohr magneton | ||
| Fine structure constant () | ||
| M | Solar mass | |
| R | Solar radius | |
| L | Solar luminosity | |
| T | Solar temperature | 5770 K |
| M | Earth mass | |
| R | Mean Earth radius | |
| R | Mean Mars radius | |
| 1 light year | ||
| 1 AU | Astronomical Unit | |
| 1 pc | Parsec | |
| 1 year | ||
| 1 erg |
ENERGY CONVERSION : 1 joule (J) = electronvolts (eV)
Условие
An observer is standing atop the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building on earth (height = 830m, latitude = 25.2N, longitude = 55.3E). Which of the following options is the closest to the shortest and longest shadow on the ground at the local noon time due to the building in a given year?
A. 10m, 1050m
B. 25m, 950m
C. 35m, 850m
D. 45m, 750m
Отговори
25m, 950m
The key itself remarks that the maximum approximates to 940 m, not 950 m.
Решение
Solution: B: 25, 950m
The maximum and minimum declination of the sun in a given year is 23.5 to -23.5 deg. At noon, the zenith angle of the sun at the given place will range from (25.2,-23.5) to (25.2,+23.5). The shadow length is given as where z is the zenith angle and h is the height of the tower.
The maximum approximates to 940 not 950. Though it depends what effects get included. With no atmospheric refraction and just a pure sun declination + latitude analysis, it should be 940.
Оригинал в Архива: 2019_usaaao_first_round.pdf · официални решения: usaaao_first_round_answer_key.pdf