Figure M-3 -A Rock Is Sinking to the Bottom of the Lake

question 215

Multiple Choice

Figure M-3

-A rock is sinking to the bottom of the lake. The buoyant force is greater at point

• A)A.
• B)B.
• C)C.
• D)equal at all levels. This follows from the fact that
• E)pressure increases with depth.
• F)the same weight of water is displaced at any depth.
• G)the water is appreciably more compressed with increasing depth.
• H)position B provides a moderate answer, between the extremes.

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