The shape of a liquid can change because the atoms in it are not close together to form a solid, they flow freely.
The potential energy is stored in the chemical bonds of the food. When those bonds break up during the metabolic processes, the energy is released. After that, that energy is stored in the Adenosine Triphosphate bonds aka ATP. The simplest way to think is to think of food as the tightly bound atoms. When the chemical bonds between those atoms break, the stored energy in that food is released.
<span>Due that we already know the horizontal cross-sectional area of the ship, which is 2800 m2 and we are going to understand that value keeps constant for the whole 9.5 of height of the ship from the waterline till the new waterline after unloading, then we just need to calculate the volume as follows:
V = A * H , where V is volume, A is area and H is height
V= 2,800 * 9.5 = 26,600 m3
So this volum of 26,600 cubic meters is the volum of freshwater delivered in the island.</span>
We can use the kinematic equation

where Vf is what we are looking for
Vi is 0 since we start from rest
a is acceleration
and d is the distance
we get
(Vf)^2 = (0)^2 + 2*(2)*(500)
(Vf)^2 = 2000
Vf = about 44.721
or 44.7 m/s [if you are rounding this by significant figures]