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What property causes a boat clay to float and a clay ball to sink?
The property that causes a boat clay to float is its shape and design, which displaces enough water to create buoyancy. In contrast, a clay ball sinks because it doesn't displace enough water to offset its weight.
Why will a crumpled ball of aluminum sink in water?
A crumpled ball of aluminum will sink in water because it is denser than water. Even though aluminum can float in its solid form due to its low density, once crumpled into a small, dense ball, its overall density increases, causing it to sink.
Why if you made a small ball of plasticine it would sink?
A small ball of plasticine is denser than water, so it displaces less water than its own weight. This results in a net downward force on the ball, causing it to sink.
Will a tennis ball float or sink?
A tennis ball will float in water because it is less dense than water. The air inside the ball helps to keep it buoyant on the surface of the water.
What force is causing the ball to sink?
The force causing the ball to sink is gravity. Gravity pulls objects towards the center of the Earth, which causes the ball to accelerate downward until it reaches the bottom of the water.
What property causes a boat clay to float and a clay ball to sink?
The property that causes a boat clay to float is its shape and design, which displaces enough water to create buoyancy. In contrast, a clay ball sinks because it doesn't displace enough water to offset its weight.
If you put a ball of clay into a glass of water it will sink how can the clay be changed so that it will float?
If you make the modeling clay into a bowl shape, it should float
When will a ball filling with water sink?
The ball will sink when the weight of the water inside the ball plus the weight of the ball is greater than the weight of the amount of water that would fit inside the ball.
Due to density a round ball of clay will sink why will the same clay that is stretched into a thin sheet float?
No, the clay will still be denser than the water. You are spreading it out over a larger area, and the clay will not be heavy enough to break the surface tension of the larger area of water. So, the answer is surface tension keeps it from sinking.
Does clay sink?
Clay, in fact, does sink at certain conditions. ~Liz http://eragongal44.webs.com
Why does a solid piece of clay sink while clay boat can be made to float?
The clay boat (like a steel ship) displaces its own weight in the water. So, as long as the sides of the clay boat (or steel ship) is above the water level, it will float. A solid piece of clay will (like a stone) sink immediately.
Why will a crumpled ball of aluminum sink in water?
A crumpled ball of aluminum will sink in water because it is denser than water. Even though aluminum can float in its solid form due to its low density, once crumpled into a small, dense ball, its overall density increases, causing it to sink.
What force makes a golf ball sink in water?
Gravity.
Whould an aluminum ball sink or float?
Depends on the medium, and whether the ball is solid or not. A solid ball would float on mercury, sink in water. If it were hollow enough (or filled with, say, cork) it would float in water.
Why does a ball float and a stone sink?
Something will sink if it is heaver than the same volume of water, so it depends on the density of the ball. Rock is denser than water so stones sink. However, depending on what a ball is made of it may or may not be heavier than the same volume of water. For example a golf ball is denser than water so it sinks, but a ping-pong ball is lighter and will float.
Why would a ball filled with sand would sink in water?
The sand puts weight on it and it makes in sink.
Why if you made a small ball of plasticine it would sink?
A small ball of plasticine is denser than water, so it displaces less water than its own weight. This results in a net downward force on the ball, causing it to sink.
