c) remains the same
When the steel is thrown overboard and lands on the bottom of the lake, the weight of the steel displaces an equal volume of water. This displacement of water causes the water level in the lake to remain the same.
A boat floating in a lake carries a big chunk of steel. The steel is then thrown overboard and lands on the bottom of the lake. What happens with the water level in the lake (with respect to the shore)?
arises
b drops
c) remains the same
d) depends on the size of the chunk
1 answer