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Salt water is denser than fresh.
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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.
Why can a person not float in fresh water but can in salt water what does that tell us about the density of salt water?
Salt water has higher density than the body of a person who floats on it, but the person's body may sink in less dense fresh water.
Does fresh or salt water sink?
fresh water
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.
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.
Why does a perspex block sink in fresh water but floats in salty water?
salty water is more dense than fresh
Does salt water sink in fresh water?
true
What things float in salt water?
Nonexistent ones. Salt water is denser than fresh water, so any object which floats in water will also float in salt water.
Why can crude oil float in salt water but sink in fresh water?
because of the salt in the water
Would a carrot sink in water?
the more salt you add the more difficult it would be for the plant to get water.
Why do boat sink deeper in salt water than fresh water?
Thats not true. Salt water is more dense than fresh water so the boat wont sink as much
What makes an object float in salt water and sink in fresh water?
the salt water is denser because of the salt
