Usually, you have to take two years of physical sciences with lab. It doesn't have to be physics, it can be chemistry or biology.
Answer:
Efficiency = 10.2 %
Explanation:
Given the following data;
Mass = 70 kg
Height = 50 m
Velocity = 10 m/s
We know that acceleration due to gravity is equal to 9.8 m/s².
To find the efficiency of energy conversion from potential to kinetic;
First of all, we would determine the potential energy;
P.E = mgh
P.E = 70 * 9.8 * 50
P.E = 34300 J
For the kinetic energy;
K.E = ½mv²
K.E = ½ * 70 * 10²
K.E = 35 * 100
K.E = 3500
Therefore, Input energy, I = 34300 J
Output energy, O = 3500 J
Next, we find the efficiency;
Efficiency = O/I * 100
Substituting into the formula, we have;
Efficiency = 3500/34300 * 100
Efficiency = 0.1020 * 100
Efficiency = 10.2 %
Well, I think it kinda depends on how long the "extended period" is.
If the extended period is a week, a month, or a few months,
then I'd call it a 'cold wave'.
If the extended period is like 100 years or more, then you're
starting to talk 'ice age'.
