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An asteroid starts at rest infinitely far from Earth. The asteroid has a mass of 1.00x104 kg.
G=6.67x10-11 Nm²/kg²
MAsteroid= 1.00×104 kg
MEarth=5.97x1024 kg
REarth= 6.37x106 m
What is the change in gravitational potential energy between the asteroid's starting point and when it hits
the earth's surface? Does it gain or lose potential energy?
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What is the final kinetic energy of the asteroid when it hits the earth's surface?
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