Considering only the earth's rotation, determine how much later the asteroid would have had to arrive to put the explosion above

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yarga [219]

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Considering only the earth's rotation, determine how much later the asteroid would have had to arrive to put the explosion above

helsinki at longitude 25˚ e? this would have obliterated the city.

Physics

1 answer:

tangare [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-24T17:35:47+03:00

Answer:

5.1 hours

Explanation:

The only fact we need to know about such a question is that when gazing down at the north pole, the earth spins longitudinally at 360 degrees / day in the clockwise direction.

The planet would have to spin an additional 77 ° to strike the asteroid at 25° E. If the earth rotates in 24 hours 360 degrees, then it must it rotates in 5.1 h at 77 degrees.