Re: Test question

[Herbert H Gottlieb <herbgottlieb@JUNO.COM>]

Brian Whatcott's response is good so far, but he failed
to consider the possibility that the weight of the second
added block would cause the cup to sink below the surface
of the water.

Try again?

Herb


> > What is the answer to the following question
> > that appears on a recent examination in New York State.
> >
> > A plastic cup containing a wood block is floating in a pan of
> water. If another wood block is placed in the cup, what will happen to
the
> level of the water in the pan?
> > A. It will go down
> > B. It will go up
> > c. It will stay the same
On Wed, 04 Jun 2003 08:29:19 -0500 Brian Whatcott <betwys@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
writes:>
> Wood is more dense than air, so a cup with two blocks weighs more
> than a cup with one block.  If a floating cup's weight increases, it
> floats deeper in the water, i.e. the water level rises around the
vessel.
> As the volume of water in the pan is presumed constant, where the
> water is excluded more by the cup, it's level thereby rises
> elsewhere.