What is the age of a meteorite if 40 decayed from 80g to 10g? The half life is 1.3billion years

Q: As the solar nebula cooled, which compounds were the first to condense from a gas to a solid?…

A: Answer:(C) The metals were the first to condense from a gas to a solid.

Q: An iron meteorite melts when it enters the Earth's atmosphere Part A If its initial temperature…

A:

Q: How old is our solar system?

A: The solar system is the gravitational bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it. The age…

Q: Suppose that you are part of an astronomy team observing a group of micrometeors ( 5.00 x 10-2 kg…

A: Given that mass of each micrometeors and distance and also given the time.Then We have to determine…

Q: On August 10, 1972, a large meteorite skipped across the atmosphere above the western United States…

A: a)       Loss in KE = 0.5*(3.8*106)* (19*103)2                 =6.859*1014J

Q: You analyze a sample of a meteorite that landed on Earth and find that 15 16 of a certain type…

A: Given that                   The certain type of the radioactive atoms have decayed = 1516No Where…

Q: If you stood on Earth during its formation, during which it captured about 1.4 ✕ 1011 particles per…

A: The rate of capturing particle is, dndt=1.4×1011/sn=dndtS

Q: A sample from a meteorite that landed on Earth has been analyzed, and the result shows that out of…

A: N=N0e-λt→1 T12=ln2λ ⇒λ=ln2T12=0.6931.3×109=0.533×10-9years-1

Q: A 2.50-kg metallic ball at rest is being pulled by a strange magnetic field of a comet. The force…

A: Given:  F = -kre-αrk = 8 N/mα=2 m-1

Q: It is widely accepted that a meteor impact 65 million years ago caused a mass extinction of life on…

A:

Q: The iron meteorite that created Barringer Crater (Arizona) was 50 m in diameter. It caused a crater…

A: Impactor is defined as an object which collides with another body in space. Example of impactor…

Q: What determines the velocity with which an asteroid impacts Earth?

A:

Q: At what average distances (in AU) from the Sun would you expect to find Kirkwood gaps where the…

A:

Q: What is the significance of size of the planet and its atmostphere in supporting life? What two…

A: To determine: Significance of size of the planet and the two planets having the possibility in…

Q: If the angular diameter of a body is 0.35 degrees and it is 160 million kilometers away,

A: GivenAngular diameter of body (θ)=0.35 °Distance between body=160 million km=160×106 km

Q: a parent isotope has a half-life of 500,000 years. if a rock contained 10mg of the parent isotope…

A: Write the expression for the quantity left after time t. Here, No represents the original quantity,…

Q: To survive passage through without burning or breaking the ground, an asteroid mus A. at least 1,000…

A:

Q: Calculate the first cosmic velocity for the asteroid with radius 13 km and mass 43 940 000 Mtn.

A:

Q: Pluto’s density is 1.8 g/cm 3. This implies that Pluto

A: We know that, density= mass/volume

Q: A lot of asteroid and comet dust collides with Earth's atmosphere everyday. Assume that 500 tons of…

A: Conversion for ton to kilograms is, 1 ton = 907.185 kg

Q: There is a cloud of marbles far out in space. The distance from one end of the cloud to the other is…

A: In general , Gravitational force between two bodies mass M and m, separated by a distance r is given…

Q: analyze a sample of a meteorite that landed on Earth and find that  7/8  of the uranium-238…

A: Discovery of Radioactivity: In 1896 Henri Becquerel and Marie Curie discovered that certain isotopes…

Q: Another piece of the Canyon Diablo Meteorite has been found. Its volume is 84,771 mL. Assuming it…

A: In this question we have to find the resemblance in the given situation. Please give positive…

Q: There is a cloud of marbles far out in space. The distance from one end of the cloud to the other is…

A: given that:

Q: In the timeline used by geologists, the Cambrian period began 542 million years ago. What was the…

A: Given data,  Age of cambrian period = 542 million years = 542,000,000 years = 542 x 106 years

Q: What are the conditions necessary for a terrestrial planet to have a strong magnetic field? O A…

A: Necessary condition  for a terrestrial planet to have a strong magnetic field :-  Fast rotation…

Q: An asteroid with a diameter of 13km and a mass of 2.9 × 10'►kg impacts the 15 earth at a speed of…

A: mass

Q: Define the Meteor in your own words.

A: Define the Meteor in your own words.

Q: Which is not a type of asteroid A) Rocky B) Oxygen C) Metal D) Metal and Rock (mixed) E) All are…

A:

Q: of the 90N object ?

A: We know that the   weight of the object is given as  W = mg  where W is the weight of the object  m…

Q: The ___________________ meteorites could have formed in the crust of a large asteroid that was later…

A: An object like a small rock or a piece of metal coming from space hits the surface of earth called…

Q: Draw and label a picture of the asteroid belt that shows how far the asteroid belt is from the sun…

A: A picture of asteroid belt that shows the how far the asteroid belt is from the Sun in AU.

Q: Which of the following is the Philippine's first microsatellite? a. DIWATA-1 C. MAPULON-1 b.…

A: The Philippines' first microsatellite, has completed its four years in Earth orbit, burning up in…

Q: Meihui is at NASA analyzing Moon rocks. In one of the rocks from the lunar highlands, he discovered…

A: