A Boat Loaded with Rocks Is Floating in a Swimming

question 147

Multiple Choice

A boat loaded with rocks is floating in a swimming pool. If the rocks are thrown into the pool, the water level in the pool, after the rocks have settled to the bottom,

• A) stays the same.
• B) falls.
• C) rises.

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