Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2022

DOI

10.1119/10.0010011

Publication Title

The Physics Teacher

Volume

60

Issue

4

Pages

A302

Abstract

[Introduction] Answer: When an asteroid hits the Earth, it transfers thermal and kinetic energy to the ground. The kinetic energy moves rock and makes a crater. We'll start by estimating the kinetic energy needed to make a crater.

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This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. This article appeared in 

Weinstein, L. (2022). Solutions for Fermi questions, April 2022. The Physics Teacher, 60(4), A302. 

and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0010011.

Original Publication Citation

Weinstein, L. (2022). Solutions for Fermi questions, April 2022. The Physics Teacher, 60(4), A302. https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0010011

ORCID

0000-0001-5416-2900 (Weinstein)

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