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How do you explain why things sink or float to a 5 year old?
Things sink if they are heavy and push the water down, and float if they are light and let the water hold them up like a balloon.
What can be soft enough to caress your skin heavy enough to crush you body and light enough to float on air?
Water. It can gently caress your skin in a soft rain, crush your body in a powerful wave, and float as mist in the air.
Why is it inaccurate to say that heavy objects sink and light objects float?
Because it is all about the physical concept of Density . You should say that an object will float if it's Density is lower than the Density of the fluid you choose to put it into . Example. Aluminum will float in Mercury liquid, because it is less dense than Mercury, yet you might refer to Aluminum as a heavy object , depending upon what other substance you are comparing it to.
What is another word for light as is not heavy?
Another word for "light" as in not heavy is "lightweight."
Can light things float on water?
If it has enough surface area such as a leaf or bigger yes so long as it lands on the water in such a way it traps a little air under it, note..even concrete can float, many septic tanks are made of concrete and will float in only about a foot of water if you dont remember to fill them with water before it rains
How do you explain why things sink or float to a 5 year old?
Things sink if they are heavy and push the water down, and float if they are light and let the water hold them up like a balloon.
How can a plant float?
It is because of there weights. It depends on how light or heavy they are.
Is it possible for a plant to drown?
It depends on the plant if it is heavy it will sink but not drown if it is light it will float
How does an egg float on water?
well you will need something that is sticky and heavy also an item is to wrap around an egg that might make it float.i say it migth float because the light objects float and the heavy one sink.so yes it will
Why can light things float?
They weigh less than the water they displace.
Why does only light things float in salt water?
Whether things float or sink this depend only on the density , the density of the salt water is aprox. 1030 kilogram per meter cube so if you but things have density less than that they will float , things with higher density sink.
What happens if you fill a light spiky ball with helium?
Depending on how light it is, the ball might float up. However, if it is still too heavy, nothing will happen.
Is volcanic rock heavy?
Not necessarily. It canbe as heavy as ordinary rock, or much ligher. The lightest rock on earth, pumice, is a volcanic rock. It is light enough to float in water.
Why does a ping pong ball float in the air with the support of a hair dryer?
yes it will because it is not heavy it is light
Different meaning of the homograph light?
lights on the ceiling or the opposite to heavy
Why does driftwood float?
Because driftwood is dense. It needs something heavy to make it sink. Driftwood is made from sand, wood and is simply light.
Would a quarter float in water?
It will sink in water, but it will float in mercury. Depends on what the liquid is.
