An icy object moving through space in a highly eccentric orbit is called a

Determine the gravitational field 300km above the surface of the earth. How does this compare to the field on the earth's surfac

Serjik [45]

The strength of the gravitational field is given by:
$g= \frac{GM}{r^2}$
where
G is the gravitational constant
M is the Earth's mass
r is the distance measured from the centre of the planet.

In our problem, we are located at 300 km above the surface. Since the Earth radius is R=6370 km, the distance from the Earth's center is:
$r=R+h=6370 km+300 km=6670 km= 6.67 \cdot 10^{6} m$

And now we can use the previous equation to calculate the field strength at that altitude:
$g= \frac{GM}{r^2}= \frac{(6.67 \cdot 10^{-11} m^3 kg^{-1} s^{-2})(5.97 \cdot 10^{24} kg)}{(6.67 \cdot 10^6 m)^2} = 8.95 m/s^2$

And we can see this value is a bit less than the gravitational strength at the surface, which is $g_s = 9.81 m/s^2$ .

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3 years ago

1. What do you mean by energy ?

sammy [17]

Answer:

1. The ability of a body to do a work is called energy.

2. The S.I. unit of energy is joule(J).

3.The different types of energy are :

Mechanical Energy
Heat Energy
Light Energy
Sount Energy
Electrical Energy
Magnetic Energy
Chemical Energy
Nuclear Energy

Explanation:

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3 years ago

The length of a rectangular sheet of metal decreases by 34.5 cm. Its width decreases proportionally. If the sheets original widt

devlian [24]

The original width was 94.71 cm
The area decreased 33.1% 

The equation for the final size is 
2X^2 = 1.2 m^2 
X^2 - 0.6 m^2 
X^2 = 10000 * .6 cm 
X = 77.46 cm (this is the width) 

The length is 2 * 77.46 = 154.92 cm 

The original length was 154.92 + 34.5 = 189.42 cm 
The original width was 189.42 / 2 = 94.71 cm 

The original area was 94.71 * 189.92 = 17939.9 cm^2 
The new area is 79.46 * 154.92 = 12000.1 cm^2 

The difference between the original and current area is 17939.9 - 12000.1 = 5939.86 cm^2 

The percentage the area decreased is 5939.86 ' 17939.9 = 33.1%

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3 years ago

The linear momentum of a truck of mass 5000 kg that is moving at a velocity of +30 m/a is ___ kg m/s

miv72 [106K]

Linear momentum of a truck is 1,50,000 kg.m/s

Explanation:

Linear momentum is the product of the mass and velocity of an object. It is a vector quantity, which have a magnitude and a direction.

Linear momentum is a property of an object which is in motion with respect to a reference point (i.e. any object changing its position with respect to the reference point).

It's SI units are kg.m/s

Linear momentum is a vector quantity.

Linear momentum formula (p) = mass × velocity

Given data mass = 5000 kg ; velocity = 30 m/s

P = 5000 × 30

Linear momentum p= 1,50,000 kg.m/s

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2 years ago

Lightning flashes one mile (1609 m) away from you. How much time does it take the light to travel that distance?

hichkok12 [17]

Answer:

$t=5.36\times 10^{-6}\ s$

Explanation:

Given that,

Lightning flashes one mile (1609 m) away from you.

We need to find the time it take the light to travel that distance. Let the time be t. We know that,

speed = distance/time

$t=\dfrac{d}{v}\\\\t=\dfrac{1609}{3\cdot10^{8}}\\\\=5.36\times 10^{-6}\ s$

So, the required time is $5.36\times 10^{-6}\ s$

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2 years ago