Astronomersestimatethata2.0-km-diameterasteroidcollides with the Earth once every million years. The collision could pose a thre
at to life on Earth. (a) Assume a spherical asteroid has a mass of 3200 kg for each cubic meter of volume and moves toward the Earth at 15 km????s. How much destructive energy could be released when it embeds itself in the Earth? (b) For comparison, a nuclear bomb could release about 4.0 * 1016 J. How many such bombs would have to explode
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Explanation:
It is given that,
Speed of the ball, v = 10 m/s
Initial position of ball above ground, h = 20 m
(a) Let H is the maximum height reached by the ball. It can be calculated using the conservation of energy as :
h' = 5.1 m
The maximum height above ground,
H = 5.1 + 20
H = 25.1 meters
So, the maximum height reached by the ball is 25.1 meters.
(b) The ball's speed as it passes the window on its way down is same as the initial speed i.e. 10 m/s.
Hence, this is the required solution.