What is the change in potential energy of an energetic 72 kg hiker who makes it from the floor of death valley to the top of mt. whitney?

Arescue plane flying horizontally at spots a survivor in the ocean directly below and releases an emergency kit with a parachute. because of the shape of the parachute, it experiences insignificant horizontal air resistance. if the kit descends with a constant vertical acceleration of, how far away from the survivor will it hit the waves?

Erosion of the beach is normally a slow process. however, in certain situations, large chunks of shore may wash out to sea. what could cause this to happen?

Arigid tank is divided into two equal parts by a partition. one part of the tank contains 3 kg of compressed liquid water at 400 kpa and 60°c while the other part is evacuated. the partition is now removed, and the water expands to fill the entire tank. determine the entropy change of water during this process, if the final pressure in the tank is 40 kpa. use steam tables.