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A NASA satellite has just observed an asteroid that is on a collision course with the Earth. The asteroid has an estimated mass, based on its size
This tube sustains a standing wave at its third harmonic. What is the distance between one node and the adjacent antinode?
They ventilate their burrows by building a mound over one entrance, which is open to a stream of air; and the other entrance is at ground level.
A newly discovered faint asteroid and Mars are observed at opposition. Mars is observed to be 100 million times brighter than the asteroid.
A certain object weighs 100 N. When placed in water it weighs 72 N and when placed in oil it weighs 82 N.
A wave causes a displacement y that is given in meters according to y=(0.45) sin (8.0 * 3.14t - 3.14x), where t and x are expressed in seconds.
Impulse and momentum change/varying force. A 10-kg asteroid is traveling through space at 2 m/s toward a spaceship
A person lying on an air mattress in the ocean rises and falls through one complete cycle every 5.5 seconds. The crests of the wave causing the motion.
Tsunamis are fast-moving waves generated by underwater earthquakes. In the deep ocean their amplitude is barely noticeable.
Blocks of equal mass M sits on a plane inclined at 30 degrees to the horizontal. The coefficient of friction between the lower block (A) and the plane
This system is suspended from end A. A horizontal force F is applied at the other end, D. Find the equilibrium configuration.
Express your answer in terms of some or all of the variables: k, m, and A.Express your answer in terms of some or all of the variables: k, m, A, and t.
What are the differences among meteorites, asteroids, and comets? What roles did each play in the formation of the Moon?
How long does it take the pendulum swinging from rest to reach the position ?=0. How long does it take to reach ?=0 a second time?
As mentioned before, our asteroid is in the shape of a sphere and has a mass of 1000 kilograms. Determine the density (in grams per cubic centimeter)
The farther the object falls, the faster it is moving when it hits the ground. For each second that an object falls.
A bead slides without friction around a loop-the-loop. The bead is released from a height of 8.5 m from the bottom of the loop-the-loop.
On Wednesday 9th of November 2011 asteroid 2005 YU55 passed by the Earth at a distance of 323,469 km, which is closer than the Moon.
If the asteroid is moving at a constant speed in its orbit, does this also mean it is moving at a constant velocity? Explain your answer.
Measurements of 2008 TC3â??s orbit in October 2008 led to an initial estimate that it had a 0.3% probability of impacting the Earth in 10 yearsâ?
Use a graphical method to estimate the velocity of the ball after being struck, assuming the ball is being served so it is nearly at rest initially.
Asteroid 2008 TC3 was determined from observations to have a semi-major axis of 1.296 AU and eccentricity of 0.303.
A small asteroid is moving in a circular orbit of radius R_0 about the sun. This asteroid is suddenly struck by another asteroid.
Use the discriminant to determine whether the following equations have solutions that are: two different rational solutions.
Explain the meaning of the slope and area of the velocity vs. time for this object during this time interval.