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Can metamorphic rocks float?
The extrusive volcanic rock pumice can float on water. Other extrusive volcanic rocks are not so lucky.
What stone can float on water?
Pumice stones will, these are low density rocks formed by volcanoes
Does black rocks float?
No rocks float, irrespective of color with the exception of pumice, a solidified lava froth.
What is rock that floats called?
Rocks float when their density is lower than that of the surrounding medium. E.g. in water, pumice floats; in an alkaline magma, felspathoids might float; in a basaltic magma, plagioclase would float at pressures greater than about 5kbar (! feldspathoids and plagioclase aren't rocks, these are minerals).
Why don't rocks float?
Because their density is greater than ' 1 '. That means that any amount of rock material is heavier than an equal volume of water. A rock will float in mercury, though.
Are there any rocks that float on water?
Pumice.
What are somethings that can not float in water?
rocks, metals ect.
Why do rocks float to the bottom not the top?
Because rocks are more dense than water
What do otters like to play with?
They play with rocks that float around in the water
What objects to sink or float?
An object will float if it is less dense than the water (or other liquid). If it is denser than the water, it sinks.
Can metamorphic rocks float?
The extrusive volcanic rock pumice can float on water. Other extrusive volcanic rocks are not so lucky.
Do rocks float?
Well rocks don't float because they are a solid with no air.
Why wont pop rocks stay at top in a bottle of water?
too dense to float
What stone can float on water?
Pumice stones will, these are low density rocks formed by volcanoes
Which physical property could be used to separate balsa wood from rocks?
you can put the mixture in water, the wood will float and the rocks will sink.
Do some rocks float?
Pumice is a rock that will often float. It has so many air bubbles in the rock that it is buoyant, especially in salt water.
Are there really floating rocks as in avatar?
The floating rocks of Avatar are not real. However, many rocks of various sizes are suspended in space, particularly in the asteroid belt of our solar system. And the rock pumice will float in water. Technically, many other rocks would float in liquid mercury.
