Author Question: A key feature of the Falkirk Wheel in Scotland is that opposite caissons have the same weight when ... (Read 61 times)

wrbasek0 · **on:** Jul 29, 2018

A key feature of the Falkirk Wheel in Scotland is that opposite caissons have the same weight when both are brim-full of water

A) and boats in each have about equal weights.
B) and at least one boat is in each caisson.
C) regardless of the weights of boats or no boats in each.
D) none of the above

Question 2

Two equal-sized buckets are brim-filled with water, one with a piece of floating wood and the other without. If the buckets are put on a weighing scale, the heavier one is

A) the bucket with the floating wood.
B) the bucket without the wood in it.
C) either, for the weights of both are the same.