When Ice Floats in Water, a Small Part of It

question 77

Multiple Choice

When ice floats in water, a small part of it extends above the surface. Interestingly, the volume of ice that extends above the surface is equal to the volume of the

• A)water the ice displaces.
• B)vast number of open spaces in the hexagonal ice crystals.
• C)both
• D)neither

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Definitions:

Sensory Quality

Attributes of sensory stimuli, such as visual brightness or auditory pitch, that can be measured and experienced.

Neural Signal

Electric or chemical signals transmitted by neurons for communication throughout the nervous system.

Sensory Coding

The process by which sensory organs translate stimuli into neural signals for the brain to interpret.

Kinesthesis

The sensations generated by receptors in the muscles, tendons, and joints that inform us of our skeletal movement.