A Boat Is Floating in a Small Pond

question 19

Multiple Choice

A boat is floating in a small pond. The boat then sinks so that it is completely submerged. What happens to the level of the pond?

• A) It increases.
• B) It decreases.
• C) It stays the same.
• D) In some cases it would decrease, in others it would stay the same.
• E) In some cases it would increase, in others it would stay the same.

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