Energy transferred in which way is usually thought of as being ‘wasted’?

What does the term discrediting mean?

Which of the following explains why it took so long for the public to accept the negative health effects of smoking? a)people were waiting for counter reasons, and those were presented.b)scientists had not completely finalized their results, which took 30 years.c)cigarettes were cheaply available and media channels were very inefficient.d)cigarette manufacturers were trying hard to bring an alternative into the market

A110-pound person pulls herself up 4.0 feet. this took her 2.5 seconds. how much power was developed? 0.13 hp 0.32 hp 2.0 hp 3.1 hp