Example #1: According to a report by NOAA, sea levels
have been rising between .04 and 1 inches per
year.

what is example #1 a sample of

Rate of change.

Explanation:

It is given that, sea levels  have been rising between .04 and 1 inches per  year.  It shows the rate at which the sea level is rising. Rate means change in something per unit time. Here, sea level changes between .04 and 1 inches and it happens every year.

Hence, the above example is a sample of rate of change.

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