A 200-G Bullet Moving at 1 000 M/s Is Fired Through

question 3

Multiple Choice

A 20.0-g bullet moving at 1 000 m/s is fired through a one-kg block of wood emerging at a speed of 100 m/s.If the block had been originally at rest and is free to move,what is its resulting speed?

• A)22.0 m/s
• B)18.0 m/s
• C)20.0 m/s
• D)2.00 m/s
• E)45.0 m/s

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