Problem 3 A meteoroid is heading directly to the Earth The speed of the meteroid...

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Problem 3 A meteoroid is heading directly to the Earth The speed of the meteroid is 2000 m sec when it is at a distance of 3 84 x 10 m from the Earth this is the distance between Earth and the Moon At what speed will this meteroid strike the surface of the Earth The mass of the Earth is 5 972 x 1024 kg and the radius of the Earth is 6 371 x 10 m You may ignore the loss in energy due to the drag from the Earth s atmosphere Answer 1 13 x 10 m sec 11 3 km sec

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