In: Physics
For each statement, select the phrase that makes the statement true (e.g., if the answer to the first is A and to the others B, enter ABBBB):
| A) | increases | B) | decreases | C) | less than |
D) |
greater than | E) | stays the same | F) | the same as |
Two identical shallow containers are placed on identical scales. A live duck is put in one container. Both containers are then filled with water to their brims; it is observed that the duck is standing on the bottom of its container. The reading on the scale under the container with the duck is _greater than___ the reading on the other scale.
A boat containing a cement block floats in a swimming pool. The water level in the pool __decreases__ when the cement block is thrown to the shore.
A block of wood floats in a pail of water in a stationary elevator. The level of water in the pail __increases__ when the elevator accelerates upward.
Two balloons of the same volume are filled with helium and
hydrogen, respectively. The buoyant force on the helium-filled
balloon is _the same as___ the buoyant force on
the hydrogen-filled balloon.
A glass containing an ice cube is filled with enough water to float
the ice cube. The water level in the glass _stays the
same___ when the ice cube melts.