Suppose that Earth grew to its present size in 1 million years through the accretion of particles averaging 100g each. On the average, how many particles did Earth capture per second?
Hint* Appendix A will tell you the Earth's mass.
2007-12-08 15:42:52 · 5 answers · asked by Allie 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Yes, I would.
2007-12-08 15:55:34 · answer #1 · answered by Troasa 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Simple. Take the mass of the earth and convert it to grams. Then find out how many seconds there are in 1 million years. Which is 31,536,000,000,000 seconds. Take the mass of the earth and divide that by the seconds and that should be your answer.
2007-12-08 23:53:53 · answer #2 · answered by viper 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dang, I can't even find Appendix 'A.' Would 5.877^24 kg work just as well..? : )
2007-12-09 00:04:35 · answer #3 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ditto.
2007-12-09 00:29:14 · answer #4 · answered by autoglide 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
scientia!!! thats golden...... 3 point shot! awsome. ROFLMA.
2007-12-09 00:13:16 · answer #5 · answered by Mercury 2010 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋