1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
zhannawk [14.2K]
3 years ago
7

Astronomers estimate that a 2.0 km diameter asteroid collides with the Earth once every million years. The collision could pose

a threat to life on Earth. Assume a spherical asteroid has a mass of 3020 kg for each cubic meter of volume and moves toward the Earth at 13.3 km/s. How much destructive energy could be released when it embeds itself in the earth? 

Physics
1 answer:
Finger [1]3 years ago
5 0
The energy that will be released will be 8.95×10^(21) Joules
for comparison, the Nagasaki atom bomb released 8.8*10^(13) Joules
so this meteorite is (8.95×10^(21))/(8.8*10^(13))=100×10^6 (100 million) times more destructive

You might be interested in
In astronomy which planet spins slowest on its axis​
sertanlavr [38]
Venus - 4 miles per hour
8 0
3 years ago
The ceiling of a large symphony hall is covered with acoustic tiles which have small holes that are 4.35 mm center to center. If
zvonat [6]

Answer:

The distance between their eye and the ceiling is 33.06 m.

Explanation:

Given that,

The ceiling of a large symphony hall is covered with acoustic tiles which have small holes that are 4.35 mm center to center, D = 4.35 mm

Diameter of the eye of pupil, d = 5.1 mm

Wavelength, \lambda=550\ nm

We need to find the distance between their eye and the ceiling. Using Rayleigh criteria, we get the distance as follows :

L=\dfrac{Dd}{1.22\lambda}\\\\L=\dfrac{4.35\times 10^{-3}\times 5.1\times 10^{-3}}{1.22\times 550\times 10^{-9}}\\\\L=33.06\ m

So, the distance between their eye and the ceiling is 33.06 m.

3 0
3 years ago
According to the big bang theory, after the "bang," the universe remained dark until
Pepsi [2]
I believe the answer is <span>300,000 years</span>
3 0
3 years ago
Why does it take the water in a swimming pool some time to heat up during a hot day?
BartSMP [9]
Because the top layer of a pool will be warmer than the bottom layer, that why filtration is important to cycle the water evenly.
5 0
4 years ago
The continental crust is _________ than the oceanic crust and seems to "float" on the mantle.
Ray Of Light [21]
I hope the correct answer is c. 
5 0
4 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • What are comets made of?
    5·1 answer
  • Define suspension and list two examples.
    14·1 answer
  • Kate is working on a project in her tech education class. She plans to assemble a fan motor. Which form of energy does the motor
    10·2 answers
  • A swimmer swims 3/5 the width of a river at one velocity, then swims the remainder of the river at half her initial velocity. Wh
    14·1 answer
  • Suppose that a person riding on the top of a freight car shines a searchlight beam in the direction in which the train is travel
    14·1 answer
  • Help needed. The mass of an object times its velocity is the blank of the object ?
    14·2 answers
  • As more resistors are added in series across a constant voltage source, the power supplied by the source: A) does not change. B)
    12·1 answer
  • In a nuclear experiment a proton with kinetic energy 3.0 MeV moves in a circular path in a uniformmagnetic field. What energy mu
    12·1 answer
  • 8 kg cat is running with a velocity of 4 m/s. What is the cat's momentum?
    10·1 answer
  • true or false? short-wave heat radiation is given off by the earth when the earth absorbs long-wave radiation.
    8·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!