A Meteor Having a Mass of 1000 Kg Moves Through

question 77

Multiple Choice

A meteor having a mass of 1000 kg moves through outer space, far from all planets and stars and far from all gravitational influences, at a speed of 20 km/s (20,000 m/s) . How much work is done on the meteor during a time interval of one second?

• A) 20 J
• B) 1000 J
• C) 20 × 10⁶ J
• D) 20 000 J
• E) None of the above.

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