Figure M-4 -A Certain Force Is Required to Keep a Block of Keep

question 102

Multiple Choice

Figure M-4

-A certain force is required to keep a block of wood 1 m beneath the surface of water. The force required to keep it 2 m deep is

• A)zero.
• B)the same.
• C)twice as much.
• D)four times as much. This is because
• E)pressure increases with increased depth.
• F)it displaces the same weight of water at any depth.
• G)wood floats.
• H)surface tension is not present beneath the surface.

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