A meteoroid of mass = 585 kg has a speed of 83.0 m/s when 700 km above the Earth. It is falling vertically (ignore air resistance) and strikes a bed of sand in which it is brought to rest in 3.51 m. Constants you may find useful: G = 6.67 10-11 N·m2/kg2; MEarth = 5.98 x 1024 kg; REarth = 6.38 x 106 m. Answer with at least 5 decimal places. a.  How much work does the force of gravity do on the meteoroid on the way to the surface? _________ GJ b. What is the speed of the meteoroid just before striking the sand? _________ m/s c. How much work does

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A meteoroid of mass = 585 kg has a speed of 83.0 m/s when 700 km above the Earth. It is falling vertically (ignore air resistance) and strikes a bed of sand in which it is brought to rest in 3.51 m. Constants you may find useful: G = 6.67 10-11 N·m2/kg2; MEarth = 5.98 x 1024 kg; REarth = 6.38 x 106 m. Answer with at least 5 decimal places.

a.  How much work does the force of gravity do on the meteoroid on the way to the surface?

_________ GJ

b. What is the speed of the meteoroid just before striking the sand?

_________ m/s

c. How much work does the force of gravity do on the meteoroid after it hits the surface?

_________ GJ

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