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A penny would sink in a river because a penny is made mostly of zinc, which is heavier than water. Because the penny is heavier than water, it sinks.
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Would a penny sink in water?
Yes
Why does a penny sink faster in water than soap?
The density of a penny is higher.
Will a penny down the drain clog the sink?
By itself, probably not. Over time, though, other waste and particles will start accumulating around penny and cause a problem. Best to remove penny from sink trap.
Why does a penny sink in sweet tea?
A penny is more dense than tea, so it sinks.
Why does a penny sink in water?
water has a density of 1. For something to float, the density of the object would have to be under 1, and to sink, it must be over 1. If it is exactly 1, then the object will remain suspended in the water. A penny has a density of over 1, so it sinks in water.
What would happen to a river if a lot of snow did not melt?
The water would freeze, ice would SINK to the bottom. More water would freeze and ice would sink to the bottom again. Eventually the entire lake, river, stream, sea and ocean would be solid ice. All (or virtually all) life would cease in the waters.
What might happen to a tree if it fell into a river during a storm?
The tree would most likely float down the river as it is way to heavy to sink.
What happens to a penny in the ocean?
It will sink. And it will slowly oxidize from the dissolved oxygen in the water.
Where does the Humboldt river end?
It empties into the humboldt sink which is sort of like a river.
Would a penny sink or float in water?
When an object of volume V is submerged in a liquid, the object experiences an upward force equal to the weight of the fluid it has displaced (the weight of a volume V of fluid). Oil is less dense than water (the oil floating on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico after the Deep Horizon catastrophe is an example of this), so a given volume of oil weighs less than the same volume of water. This means that a penny of volume V submerged in oil feels the weight of gravity pushing it down, and the weight of a volume V of oil pushing it up. The upward weight pushing the penny up is less in oil than in water, so the penny will sink faster in water, theoretically.
Does the Mississippi river have deep sink holes?
yes
What happens when the temperature falls in a river?
it will sink and drown. if the river is too cold it will freeze. of the river is too hot it will boil.
