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The Tunguska meteor delivered 1.2E17 Joules of kinetic energy to the Earth’s atmosphere in an air-burst over Siberia in 1908. If its speed was 2.7E4 m/s, what would its mass have been?

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

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Chapter11: Energy And Its Conservation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 44A

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The Tunguska meteor delivered 1.2E17 Joules of kinetic energy to the Earth’s atmosphere in an air-burst over Siberia in 1908. If its speed was 2.7E4 m/s, what would its mass have been?

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