Liquids take the shape of the bottom of their container, while gases take the shape of their entire container. The shape solids take, however, is independent of their container. explain these patterns. help ? Please and thank you <3

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