Floating (on water) happens when the item place in the water is less dense than the water.
The density of the rock called "pumice" is less than that of water so pumice floats.
Pumice is a volcanic rock made form a lava "foam" it is solidified rock froth and therefore is very light.
You can determine if a rock can float by comparing its density to the density of water. If the rock is denser than water, it will sink. If the rock is less dense than water, it will float. This can be tested by placing the rock in a container filled with water and observing its behavior.
No, obsidian rock does not float as it is a dense and heavy igneous rock formed from cooled lava. Its high density causes it to sink in water.
The extrusive volcanic rock pumice can float on water. Other extrusive volcanic rocks are not so lucky.
A rock sinks in water because its density is greater than that of water. The weight of the rock is heavier than the water it displaces, causing it to sink rather than float.
A rock could float if its density is less than that of water, as is the rock pumice, or if it is shaped in a manner that would displace an amount of water to sufficiently cause it to float when carefully placed in water.
Pumice is the only rock that will float. It is a volcanic rock.
You can determine if a rock can float by comparing its density to the density of water. If the rock is denser than water, it will sink. If the rock is less dense than water, it will float. This can be tested by placing the rock in a container filled with water and observing its behavior.
Pumice is able to float.
Virtually all types of rock will sink in water. The only rock that can float on water is pumice.
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Many asbestos-containing products will float, many will not. Raw asbestos rock will not float.
No, obsidian rock does not float as it is a dense and heavy igneous rock formed from cooled lava. Its high density causes it to sink in water.
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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
Pumice is a rock that will often float. It has so many air bubbles in the rock that it is buoyant, especially in salt water.
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