Re: [Phys-l] Temperature in Space

[Brian Whatcott <betwys1@sbcglobal.net>]

At 11:08 AM 2/18/2006, you wrote:
> I have a question from Giancoli that I am trying to get a good answer to
> for my high school class.
>
> " The temperature high in the earth's atmosphere is 700C yet an animal
> would freeze to death up there. Explain"
>
> What does the temperature of 700C refer to exactly?  When one says the
> temperature on the moon in sunlight is 250C, what does this really mean?
>
> Thanks for your advice on this one, I am looking for a good way to
> explain this to high school students.
>
>     David Abineri
>
>
> --
> dabineri@fuse.net

The temperature of a well-spun representative object in sunlit
near-Earth space is said to settle at 15 degC



Brian Whatcott    Altus OK    Eureka!