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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 of a column of water 1.00 km high for a temperature increase of 1.00ºc. note that this calculation is only approximate because ocean warming is not uniform with depth. (answer in ×10^{-3} −3 m)

Astone is thrown with a speed v0 and returns to earth, as the drawing shows. ignore friction and air resistance, and consider the initial and final locations of the stone. which one of the following correctly describes the change δpe in the gravitational potential energy and the change δke in the kinetic energy of the stone as it moves from its initial to its final location? options a.δpe = 0 j and δke = 0 j b.δpe is positive and δke is negative c.δpe = 0 j and δke is positive d.δpe is negative and δke is positive e.δpe = 0 j and δke is negative

Aviolently rotating column of air is formed around a region of extremely low air pressure above land. which of these weather conditions is most likely to follow? blizzard cyclone tornado hurricane