You Are Floating in a Boat in a Swimming Pool

question 35

Multiple Choice

You are floating in a boat in a swimming pool. The boat contains some blocks of wood. The specific gravity of the wood is 0.66. You throw the wood blocks into the pool. When the waves settle, the depth of the water in the pool

• A) has increased.
• B) is the same as before.
• C) has decreased.
• D) depends on the volume of the boat.
• E) depends on the ratio of specific gravities of wood and boat.

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