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it is easier to float, salt water has a higher density. The more salt, the easier it is to float.

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What can float in salt water but sink in fresh water?

i think it is ppeople because they float in salt water and sink in fresh water.


Is it easier to float or sink in salty water?

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If you float in salt water what will you do in fresh water?

If you just barely float in salt water, you will sink in fresh water.


Is it easier to float in the Pacific Ocean or in Lake Tahoe?

The Great Salt Lake. The Great Salt Lake has such a high salt concentration that it is easy to float. In fact, the old slogan of the Saltair Resort (a tourist spot at the Great Salt Lake) was "Try to Sink!!"


Why can crude oil float in salt water but sink in fresh water?

because of the salt in the water


What makes an object float in salt water and sink in fresh water?

the salt water is denser because of the salt


Why does an egg sink in water but float in salt water?

Salt water is denser than pure water.


Do people sink or float in salt water?

depends on the concentration of salt. The higher the concentration of salt the more likely you are to float.


What is it easier to float in salt water than fresh water?

Because salt water is denser. If you pour salt water and fresh water [one with food coloring] into a glass, the salt water will sink below the fresh water. You are only a bit denser than salt water.


Does salt water float or sink?

S-I-N-K .


Will a ball float higher in salt or fresh water?

Salt water is more buoyant than fresh water is, because salt water is slightly more dense. -- Anything that floats in salt water will float higher than it does in fresh water. -- Anything that sinks in salt water will sink slower than it does in fresh water. -- Anything that just barely floats in salt water may possibly sink in fresh water.


Which object will sink in simple water and float in salty water?

A Rock would obviously sink in water and a egg would float in salt water Believe it or not bowling balls that are denser than water float!