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 in m/s is 5.2 * 10^-4 m/s.

What is the rate in m/s?

We know that the speed is given as the ratio of the distance covered to the time taken. In this case, we have been told that the rate at which the tide rises is 6.08 ft per hour. We would now need to convert the rate from  6.08 ft per hour to m/s.

Now;

We know that;

1 foot/hour = 8.5 * 10^-5 m/s

6.08 ft per hour = 6.08 ft per hour * 8.5 * 10^-5 m/s/1 foot/hour

= 5.2 * 10^-4 m/s

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