Question

The Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, Canada is reported to have the largest tides in the world with high tide and low tide occurring two times per day. The tides can measure over approximately 50.0 ft in height. At the Hopewell Rocks at Hopewell Cape, on a specific day height increase was recorded as a rate of 6.08 ft per hour. What is the rate in meters per second?

Answer 1

The rate at the Hopewell Rocks is 6.08 ft/hour. To convert this to meters per second, we need to convert feet to meters and hours to seconds. The rate in meters per second is 0.00275 m/s.

Step-by-step explanation:

The rate of height increase at the Hopewell Rocks can be calculated by dividing the increase in height (6.08 ft) by the time it takes (1 hour).

6.08 ft / 1 hour = 6.08 ft/hour

To convert this rate to meters per second, we need to convert feet to meters and hours to seconds.

1 ft = 0.3048 m

1 hour = 3600 seconds

So, the rate in meters per second is:

6.08 ft/hour * 0.3048 m/ft * (1/3600) hour/second = 0.00275 m/s