The answer is wind forces and Earth’s rotation
Answer:
Option (b) is correct.
Explanation:
Elastic collision is defined as a collision where the kinetic energy of the system remains same. Both linear momentum and kinetic energy are conserved in case of an elastic collision.
Inelastic collision is defined as a collision where kinetic energy of the system is not conserved whereas the linear momentum is conserved. This loss of kinetic energy may due to the conversion to thermal energy or sound energy or may be due to the deformation of the materials colliding with each other.
As given in the problem, before the collision, total momentum of the system is 
and the kinetic energy is 
. After the collision, the total momentum of the system is , but the kinetic energy is reduced to 
. So some amount of kinetic energy is lost during the collision.
Therefor the situation describes an inelastic collision (and it could NOT be elastic).
Answer:
the velocity of the bullet-wood system after the collision is 2.48 m/s
Explanation:
Given;
mass of the bullet, m₀ = 20 g = 0.02 kg
velocity of the bullet, v₀ = 250 m/s
mass of the wood, m₁ = 2 kg
velocity of the wood, v₁ = 0
Let the velocity of the bullet-wood system after collision = v
Apply the principle of conservation of linear momentum to calculate the final velocity of the system;
Initial momentum = final momentum
m₀v₀ + m₁v₁ = v(m₀ + m₁)
0.02 x 250 + 2 x 0 = v(2 + 0.02)
5 + 0 = v(2.02)
5 = 2.02v
v = 5/2.02
v = 2.48 m/s
Therefore, the velocity of the bullet-wood system after the collision is 2.48 m/s
Answer:
120 miles per hour.
Explanation:
We need to find the time it takes my parents to drive home from the cottage. Since my father drives at 60 miles per hour, and the cottage is 240 miles from our home, and distance = speed × time. So, time = distance/speed = 240 mi/60 mi/h = 4 h.
So, it will take my father 4 hours to drive home from the cottage.
Since I have 2 hours to prepare for the party, the time left for me to drive to the cottage is 4 - 2 hrs = 2 hrs.
So, I'm supposed to drive to the cottage in at most 2 hours.
The speed at which I must drive in this time period is thus, speed = distance/time = 240 miles/2 hours = 120 miles per hour.
So, I must drive at a minimum speed of 120 miles per hour.
