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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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)
Repository Citation
Weinstein, Larry, "Solutions for Fermi Questions, April 2022" (2022). Physics Faculty Publications. 1016.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/physics_fac_pubs/1016