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Relate the pressure of the holes to the ability of pumice to float in water?
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Many specimens have a high enough porosity that they can float on water until ... This is what produces the enormous rush of high-pressure gas from the vent. ... has a specific gravity of less than one, giving the rock an ability to float on water.
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Will scoria float or sink in water?
scoria will sink but pumice will float.
Why does pumice float and scoria dosent?
Pumice is less dense than scoria. While they both have holes, pumices pore like holes trap air allowing it to float.
Does black rocks float?
No rocks float, irrespective of color with the exception of pumice, a solidified lava froth.
How do you describe pumice rocks?
A pumice rock is an extrusive rock as we all know it can float on water ,the only rock that can float on water it can float because of the holes that have formed due to gas bubbles while it was forming.
Where does pumice form?
Vesicular solidified lava, an extrusive igneous rock.
How does a submarine relate to astronomy?
the ability of the submarine to float
Will pumice float or sink in water?
In general, pumice will float. There is enough trapped air in pumice that it is buoyant.
What metamorphic rock can float?
Pumice.
Can pumice rocks float to the Florida coast?
Pumice rocks have been known to float across oceans.
What type of rock will float on water?
Any with a density less than the fluid into which it is placed. Pumice is a volcanic rock that will sometimes float on water.pumice
What rock can actually float?
Pumice is able to float.
What is unusual about pumice?
It can float.
What helps pumice float?
The pumice is not very dense, if the mass of the volume of water displacement is greater than the mass of the rock it will float
Will scoria float or sink in water?
scoria will sink but pumice will float.
Will stone float on oil?
No. Only pumice (volcanic) stone can float.
What type of rock can float on water?
Pumice.
Why do pumice rocks float?
it has holes in it and has kelfrigis
