Question

A block of wood floats in water. Which of the following statements is correct?(1 point)
Responses

The wood has a higher density than water
The wood has a higher density than water

The wood has a lower density than water
The wood has a lower density than water

The wood and water have the same density
The wood and water have the same density

The density of the wood cannot be determined

Answer 1

The wood has a lower density than water.

Reason: By Archimedes' principle, a floating object displaces an amount of water whose weight equals the object's weight. For it to float with part above the surface, the object's average density must be less than the water's density.