An Avalanche of Ice and Snow of Mass 2500 Kg $\degree$

question 57

Multiple Choice

An avalanche of ice and snow of mass 2500 kg slides a vertical distance of 160 m down a mountainside. If the temperature of the ice, snow, mountain, and surrounding air are all at 0 $\degree$ C, what is the change in entropy of the universe?

• A) 14,000 J/K
• B) 10,000 J/K
• C) 1400 J/K
• D) 1100 J/K

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