The correct letter of the answer would be letter b, Bob is using his personal knowledge of the local area to make his forecast. It does not look like he's ignoring the computer for he's been the top meteorologist for ten years, meaning to say, he would use his knowledge about the local area and tell them his knowledge about the weather.
We are given the gravitational potential energy and the height of the ball and is asked in the problem to determine the mass of the ball. the formula to be followed is PE = mgh where g is the gravitational acceleration equal to 9.81 m/s^2. substituting, 58.8 J = m*9.8 m/s^2 * 30 m; m = 0.2 kg.
The work-energy theorem states that the net work done by the forces on an object equals the change in its kinetic energy.
Meteors are burning up in the mesosphere. The meteors make it through the exosphere and thermosphere without much trouble because those layers don't have much air. But when they hit the mesosphere, there are enough gases to cause friction and create heat.
