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When Skylab reentered the Earth's atmosphere on July 11, 1979, it broke into a myriad of pieces. One of the largest fragments was a 1680 kg lead-lined film vault, and it landed with a estimated speed of 120 m/s. What was the kinetic energy of this film vault when it landed?

2007-10-12 04:40:55 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Physics

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KE=.5*m*v^2
=.5*1680*120^2
=12,096,000 J

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2007-10-12 05:50:04 · answer #1 · answered by odu83 7 · 1 0

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