The question should not be why the wavelength is small (the numbers simply make it so), the question should be what it means.
And such small a wavelength means that the Earth (if we consider it as a monolithic ball) is highly unlikely to exhibit any wave-like properties (to interfere, diffract...
Homework Statement
There is a cube with a side length of 0,2m. Its three adjacent walls bear an area charge of -2nC/m2.
Find the strength of the electric field at the center of the cube.
Homework Equations
E = \frac{\sigma}{2 \varepsilon _{0}}
dE = \frac{\sigma dS}{4 \pi \varepsilon...