Question

The block in this illustration is floating in water, which has a density of 1.00 g/cm3.

What is a good estimate of the density of the block if about 30 percent of the block is below water?

Responses

0.30 g/cm3
0.30 gram slash centimeter cubed

0.60 g/cm3
0.60 gram slash centimeter cubed

0.90 g/cm3
0.90 gram slash centimeter cubed

1.00 g/cm3
1.00 gram slash centimeter cubed
A block floating in the middle of a half-filled container of water

Answer 1

would have a density equal to the density of the water. Since 30 percent of the block is below water, it can be inferred that the block's density is approximately 0.30 g/cm3 or 0.30 grams per centimeter cubed.

Therefore, the correct response is:

0.30 g/cm3
0.30 gram slash centimeter cubed