« previous next »

Author Question: If you float a piece of wood in a container half-full of water that rests on a weighing scale, the ... (Read 62 times)

KWilfred

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 570
on: Jul 29, 2018
If you float a piece of wood in a container half-full of water that rests on a weighing scale, the weight reading on the scale will
 
  A) decrease.
  B) remain unchanged.
  C) increase.

Question 2

Two life preservers have identical volumes, but one is filled with Styrofoam while the other is filled with sand. When the two life preservers are fully submerged, the buoyant force is greater on the one filled with
 
  A) Styrofoam.
  B) sand.
  C) same on each as long as their volumes are the same


samiel-sayed

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 337
Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
« previous next »
 

Did you know?

When taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors, people should avoid a variety of foods, which include alcoholic beverages, bean curd, broad (fava) bean pods, cheese, fish, ginseng, protein extracts, meat, sauerkraut, shrimp paste, soups, and yeast.

Did you know?

A strange skin disease referred to as Morgellons has occurred in the southern United States and in California. Symptoms include slowly healing sores, joint pain, persistent fatigue, and a sensation of things crawling through the skin. Another symptom is strange-looking, threadlike extrusions coming out of the skin.

Did you know?

In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.

Did you know?

Chronic necrotizing aspergillosis has a slowly progressive process that, unlike invasive aspergillosis, does not spread to other organ systems or the blood vessels. It most often affects middle-aged and elderly individuals, spreading to surrounding tissue in the lungs. The disease often does not respond to conventionally successful treatments, and requires individualized therapies in order to keep it from becoming life-threatening.

Did you know?

Vaccines cause herd immunity. If the majority of people in a community have been vaccinated against a disease, an unvaccinated person is less likely to get the disease since others are less likely to become sick from it and spread the disease.

Circulation of water through the gastrovascular cavity of Hydra. Circulation of water through the gastrovascular cavity of Hydra.
Petrolisthes elongatus, the New Zealand half crab Petrolisthes elongatus, the New Zealand half crab
Structure of the water molecule Structure of the water molecule
Common skin signs are often evidence of an illness or disorder. A scale is a thin, dry flake of ... Common skin signs are often evidence of an illness or disorder. A scale is a thin, dry flake of ...
5-4 The relationship between vapor pressure and temperature—in this case for water. As the ... 5-4 The relationship between vapor pressure and temperature—in this case for water. As the ...
Most Americans obtain their drinking water from a community water system Most Americans obtain their drinking water from a community water system
Video: Transcription - Introns and exons

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library