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What causes water to sink?

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well it depends on what else is mixed in with it. If it is say oil then yes because water would be more dense. so to answer your question yes

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The weight of the water above pushes down onto the water below it, therefore compressing the air within anything submerged.

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at the most fundamental basic level warm water rises and cold sinks.

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