Question
A 1 billion ton glacier (1,000,000,000,000 kg) is moving at 0.000002 m/s (about 15 cm a day). Calculate the momentum of the glacier. What kind of question is this?
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GPT-4o mini
To calculate the momentum of the glacier, we use the formula for momentum:
\[
\text{Momentum} (p) = \text{mass} (m) \times \text{velocity} (v)
\]
Given:
- Mass of the glacier \( m = 1,000,000,000,000 \) kg (1 billion tons)
- Velocity of the glacier \( v = 0.000002 \) m/s
Now, substituting the values into the formula:
\[
p = 1,000,000,000,000 \, \text{kg} \times 0.000002 \, \text{m/s}
\]
Calculating this:
\[
p = 1,000,000,000,000 \times 0.000002 = 2,000 \, \text{kg m/s}
\]
Thus, the momentum of the glacier is \( 2,000 \, \text{kg m/s} \).
As for the type of question, this question is likely a "bossy problem," as it involves a direct calculation based on provided information and requires solving for a specific quantity (momentum).
\[
\text{Momentum} (p) = \text{mass} (m) \times \text{velocity} (v)
\]
Given:
- Mass of the glacier \( m = 1,000,000,000,000 \) kg (1 billion tons)
- Velocity of the glacier \( v = 0.000002 \) m/s
Now, substituting the values into the formula:
\[
p = 1,000,000,000,000 \, \text{kg} \times 0.000002 \, \text{m/s}
\]
Calculating this:
\[
p = 1,000,000,000,000 \times 0.000002 = 2,000 \, \text{kg m/s}
\]
Thus, the momentum of the glacier is \( 2,000 \, \text{kg m/s} \).
As for the type of question, this question is likely a "bossy problem," as it involves a direct calculation based on provided information and requires solving for a specific quantity (momentum).