What Is the Problem with Using Wood-Block-Bathtub Experiments to Explain

question 27

Multiple Choice

What is the problem with using wood-block-bathtub experiments to explain the isostasy of Earth's crust?

• A) It only works for sections of Earth's crust less than 8 km thick.
• B) It only works for sections of Earth's crust greater than 80 km thick.
• C) Wood is not a reasonable approximation for crust behavior.
• D) Bathtub water does not behave like the mantle.

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