Calculating for potential energy P.E=mgh
m=mass
g=acceleration due to gravity
h=height
Let the twig's mass be M
therefore at the start, the twig has 2009.8M potential energy.
During its fall 40% twig's energy is converted into thermal energy and the remaining 60% of this will turn into kinetic energy during the fall, giving us 1176M
Now the equation for kinetic energy, K.E is 0.5mv^2
m is mass
v is velocity
Therefore 1176M=0.5Mv^2 (mass will divide out)
velocity is 48.49 m/s
