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caleb drops a rock in a puddle of water and it sinks to the bottom. what can be said about the density of the rock versus the water? their densities are equal the rock has greater volume water has greater density the rock has greater density
Objects sink in a fluid when their density is greater than the fluid's density. Since the rock sinks in water, its density is greater than that of water. Volume is not directly related to sinking based on the principle of density - buoyancy (Archimedes' principle). If densities were equal, the rock would float (neutral buoyancy). And if water had greater density, the rock would float.
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