The least buoyant force on a rock is when it is submerged
A) near the surface.
B) halfway to the bottom.
C) near the bottom.
D) none of the above
Question 2
There is a legend of a Dutch boy who bravely held back the Atlantic Ocean by plugging a leak near the top of a dike with his finger until help arrived. Which is the more likely scenario?
A) the huge size of the Atlantic Ocean makes this impossible
B) although the force on his finger would have been huge, the pressure would have been small enough for this to occur
C) the force on his finger would have been less than 1 N
D) both force and pressure on his finger would have been great, but not too great for a public-spirited Dutch lad
E) none of the above