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Jipu 123

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A cup of water with ice floating in it is at the level of the brim (near to overflowing). As the ice melts, what will the water in the cup do?
  1.It will spill out of the cup.
  2.It will drop in level.
  3.It will stay at the same level, right at the cup's brim.
  4.It is impossible to determine.

Question 2

A boat that contains a heavy anchor floats in a small lake. If the anchor is thrown overboard, but the rope isn't long enough for the anchor to touch bottom, which of the following will happen?
 
   (i) The level of the water in the lake will go down slightly.
   (ii) The level of the water in the lake will go up slightly.
   (iii) The level of the water in the lake will stay exactly the same.
   (iv) The waterline on the boat will go up (that is, the boat will sink slightly).
   (v) The waterline on the boat will go down (that is, the boat will rise slightly).
   (vi) The water line on the boat will stay the same.


  1.(i) and (v)
  2.(ii) and (iv)
  3.(iii) and (vi)
  4.(iii) and (v)



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