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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Answer 1

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).