A Heavily Loaded Boat Is Floating in a Pond

question 18

Multiple Choice

A heavily loaded boat is floating in a pond.The boat starts to sink because of a leak but quick action plugging the leak stops the boat from going under although it is now deeper in the water.What happens to the surface level of the pond?

• A)It stays the same.
• B)It goes up.
• C)It goes down.
• D)More information is needed to reach a conclusion.

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