8. Base your answers to parts a and b on the information below. A clam of mass 0.12 kg dropped by a seagull takes 3.0 s to hit the ground. [Neglect friction.]

8a. What is the sea gull’s approximate height above the ground at the time the clam was dropped? [Show all work, including the equation and substitution with units.]

8b. What is the velocity of the clam when it strikes the ground? [Show all work, including the equation and substitution with units.]

8c. What is the force that the clam exerts on the ground upon impact?

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8.	Base your answers to parts a and b on the information below.                                                      A clam of mass 0.12 kg dropped by a seagull takes 3.0 s to hit the ground. [Neglect friction.]  
  
8a.	 What is the sea gull’s approximate height above the ground at the time the clam was dropped? [Show all work, including the equation and substitution with units.]

8b.	What is the velocity of the clam when it strikes the ground? [Show all work, including the equation and substitution with units.]

8c.	What is the force that the clam exerts on the ground upon impact?