What is meant by thinking distance

An asteroid is discovered in a nearly circular orbit around the sun, with an orbital radius that is 2.47 times earth's. what is the asteroid's orbital period, its "year," in terms of earth years?

A1,700kg car is being used to give a 1,400kg car a push start by exerting a force of 140n the impulse on the smaller car during the 30.0s of contact is +670kg*m/s. what is the impulse of the smaller car on the larger car? -814 kg*m/s 0kg *m/s -670kg*m/s -550kg*m/s

An open cart is moving along a straight frictionless horizontal track. when rain starts falling vertically into the cart, what happens to the speed of the cart?