Water Flows Over a Section of Niagara Falls at a Rate

question 20

Multiple Choice

Water flows over a section of Niagara Falls at a rate of 1.30 × 10⁶ kg/s and falls 52.0 m.What is the power dissipated by the waterfall?

• A)6.6E+8 W
• B)6.8E+7 W
• C)4.0E+7 W
• D)5.3E+8 W
• E)8.6E+6 W

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