A 29-G Bullet Moving at 1,100 M/s Is Fired Through

question 25

Multiple Choice

A 29-g bullet moving at 1,100 m/s is fired through a one-kg block of wood emerging at a speed of 150 m/s.If the block had been originally at rest and is free to move,what is its resulting speed?

• A) 36 m/s
• B) 27.6 m/s
• C) 31.9 m/s
• D) 4.4 m/s
• E) ​33 m/s

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Definitions:

Corpus Callosum

A large band of neural fibers connecting the two hemispheres of the brain and facilitating communication between them.

Hemispheres

The two halves of the brain, known as the left and right hemispheres, each responsible for different functions and abilities.

Somatic Nervous System

The part of the peripheral nervous system that controls voluntary movements of the body's muscles and transmits sensory information to the central nervous system.

Somatic Nervous System

Part of the peripheral nervous system that handles voluntary control of body movements through control of skeletal muscles.