Calculating Velocity A ball is released from the top of a hill. How fast is the
ball going when it reaches the base of the hill?
Approximate g as 10 m/s2 and round the answer to the
nearest tenth.
m/s
h = 2 m
h = 0.5 m
Intro

Global warming will produce rising sea levels partly due to melting ice caps but also due to the expansion of water as average ocean temperatures rise. to get some idea of the size of this effect, calculate the change in length (in m) of a column of water 1.45 km high for a temperature increase of 1.12°c. assume the column is not free to expand sideways. as a model of the ocean, that is a reasonable approximation, as only parts of the ocean very close to