Two Life Preservers Have Identical Volumes,one Filled with Styrofoam and the Other

question 50

Multiple Choice

Two life preservers have identical volumes,one filled with Styrofoam and the other filled with sand.When both are fully submerged,the buoyant force is greater on the one filled with

• A)Styrofoam.
• B)sand.
• C)same on each if volumes remain the same.

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Definitions:

Upwelling Mantle

Refers to the process where hotter, less dense mantle material ascends towards the Earth's surface, typically at mid-ocean ridges or hotspots.

Mantle Convection

Movement of mantle material in response to variations in density, especially those caused by differences in temperature.

Asthenosphere

A semi-fluid layer beneath the Earth's lithosphere on which the tectonic plates move, located in the upper mantle between approximately 100 and 250 kilometers deep.

Density

A measure of mass per unit volume of a substance, influencing how materials interact, such as floating or sinking in water.