What happens to the entropy of the sun and earth system when heat flows from sun to the earth? Will the heating energy increase or decrease during this process? Why?

Answer 1

The entropy increases
Heat energy remains the same.

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Here, sun's heat energy reaches the earth by radiation and the plants absorb that and produce food. That's why you can eat a burrito whenever you like. 😊

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Answer 2

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Entropy increases in the Sun-Earth system as heat flows from the Sun to the Earth. The heating energy remains constant during this process due to the conservation of energy.

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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.