Hurricane Ike versus an Atomic Bomb

Autor/in	Pearson, Earl F.
Titel	Hurricane Ike versus an Atomic Bomb
Quelle	In: Journal of Chemical Education, 90 (2013) 1, S.90-92 (3 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9584
DOI	10.1021/ed200712s
Schlagwörter	Weather; Natural Disasters; Weapons; Energy; Power Technology; Scientific Concepts; Secondary School Science; College Science; Science Instruction; Chemistry; Comparative Analysis; Water + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wetter; Natural disaster; Naturkatastrophe; Weapon; Waffe; Energie; Antriebstechnik; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Chemie; Wasser
Abstract	The destructive potential of one of nature's most destructive forces, the hurricane, is compared to one of human's most destructive devices, an atomic bomb. Both can create near absolute devastation at "ground zero". However, how do they really compare in terms of destructive energy? This discussion compares the energy, the power, and the power per unit volume of Hurricane Ike with "Little Boy", the smaller, in terms of TNT equivalent, of the two nuclear bombs used during World War II. By far, Hurricane Ike wins on the basis of energy comparison. However, on both power and power per unit volume, Little Boy wins. The details of the calculations are presented and the tremendous redistribution of energy that is accomplished by evaporation and condensation of water is dramatically illustrated by this discussion. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10