Explanation:
It is based upon the fact that " The light travels faster then sound." As the speed of light is faster then the speed of sound, light travels 300,000 km per second and sound travels 1192 km per hour. That is why we observe the lightening first and hear the the sound of thunder later.
You can do this experiment by yourself. Once you see the lightening start counting the seconds until you hear the sound of thunder.Then divide the seconds by 5, you will find out how many miles away the lightening strike was.
Answer:
It would point up.
Explanation:
Since I am at the earth's geographic north magnetic pole, the place on the earth's surface that compasses point toward, the north pole of the compass would also point towards the earth's geographic north magnetic pole, since all other compasses point toward there.
Since the compass is free to swivel in any direction, the compass would point up, since it is at the earth's geographic north magnetic pole, the place on the earth's surface that compasses point toward.
So, the compass would point up.
Answer:
-35 m/s
Explanation:
Momentum is conserved.
Momentum before firing = momentum after firing
m₁u₁ + m₂u₂ = m₁v₁ + m₂v₂
Before the bullet is fired, the bullet and rifle have no velocity, so u₁ and u₂ are 0.
0 = m₁v₁ + m₂v₂
Given m₁ = 0.7 kg, v₁ = 350 m/s, and m₂ = 7 kg:
0 = (0.7 kg) (350 m/s) + (7 kg) v
v = -35 m/s
The rifle recoils at 35 m/s in the opposite direction.
