Question 5
A rocket is launched from the surface of the earth. If the radius of the earth is 6.4 x 106m and the acceleration of free fall due to gravity is 1Oms-1 calculate the escape velocity of the rocket.
Objective
Question details
- Exam body
- WAEC
- Subject
- Physics
- Year
- 1996
- Question no.
- #5
- Type
- Objective
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